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An Amur leopard is prowling.
Scientists classify the biological world into a series of categories beginning with the broadest and ending with the most specific. This classification system is called taxonomy. Here is a taxonomy chart for the leopard species:
Kindom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphyum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Panthera
Species Pardus (Leopard)
In the taxonomy or scientific classification, the leopard (pardus) belongs to panthera genus which is also known as great cats. Only four big cats – tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards – are classified as panthera genus. All big cats are members of the felidae family which includes all cats. Cats are mammals. Mammals are warm-blooded animals with backbones. Their bodies stay about the same temperatures even when the temperatures of their surroundings changes. Baby mammals nurse or drink milk from their mothers. Most mammals are covered with hair or fur.
The leopard species is further categorize into subspecies.
Kindom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphyum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Panthera
Species Pardus (Leopard)
In the taxonomy or scientific classification, the leopard (pardus) belongs to panthera genus which is also known as great cats. Only four big cats – tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards – are classified as panthera genus. All big cats are members of the felidae family which includes all cats. Cats are mammals. Mammals are warm-blooded animals with backbones. Their bodies stay about the same temperatures even when the temperatures of their surroundings changes. Baby mammals nurse or drink milk from their mothers. Most mammals are covered with hair or fur.
The leopard species is further categorize into subspecies.
