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Indochinese Leopard

The Indochinese leopard

Classification: Panthera pardus delacouri  species inhabiting

Conservation status:  Critically Endangered

The Indochinese leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies that inhabits Southeast Asia and Southern China.  There are small populations of Indochinese leopards in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and southern China.

Indochinese leopards have dark, rusty-red fur with small rosettes. All-black Indochinese leopards have been found south of the Kra Isthmus, a narrow part of the Malay Peninsula in Thailand.

Indochinese leopard prey includes boar, mouse-deer, and macaque, a type of monkey.

The Indochinese leopard, with a total population estimated at less than 1000, faces many conservation issues. These include the loss of its natural habitat and prey, as well as the persistent threats of poaching and illegal trade. The urgency of These issues cannot be overstated.

 

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