- Barbary Leopard
Taxobox
name = Barbary Leopard
status = CR
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Carnivora
familia =Felidae
genus = "Panthera "
species = "P. pardus"
subspecies = "P. p. panthera"
trinomial = "Panthera pardus panthera"
trinomial_authority = (Schreber, 1777)
synonyms =The Barbary Leopard, "Panthera pardus panthera", which inhabits the
Atlas Mountains of northwestAfrica , closely resembles the familiarAfrican Leopard . It is a stockier creature than the typical "Panthera pardus", with a thicker coat owing to its snowy home. According to some sources, it is adapted incamel -like fashion to the desert and can go almost a month without drinking. Like other leopards, it is an able hunter, capable of bringing down anantelope twice its weight. It will also eat insects and any smaller animals, especially theBarbary Macaque .It is an endangered
subspecies , however, reports vary as to how many remain in captivity and the wild. Estimates can range from totalextinction to a dozen in captivity Verify source|date=July 2007 to as many as 250 wild specimens. Last news is that some footprints in Atlas, Morocco, were found by Spanish researchers and therefore confirm the existence of a population. Some expeditions may be on the way to obtain new information about it.References
* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this subspecies is critically endangered and the criteria used
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