Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758

Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3), pp. 147-197 : 180

272. Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758

Common name: Leopard

Myanmar name:

Distribution: Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Thailand and possibly in Laos, Vietnam and Singapore. In Myanmar, recorded in Kachin and Shan States (Hukaung Valley WS, Panlaung and Padalin Cave WS, Saramati Mountain, Momeik and Mabein Townships), Sagaing Region (Alaungdawkathapa NP, Htamanthi WS), Paunglaung catchment, Bago (Swa Chaung catchment) and Rakhine Yoma (Paletwa), Kayin State and Tanintharyi Region (Htaung Pru RF and Proposed Lenya NP) ( Grindley 2019; Moo et al. 2017; Zaw et al. 2014).

Remarks: P. p. delacouri is a subspecies that occurred in Southeast Asia and Southern China ( Miththapala et al. 1996); and listed as critically endangered by the IUCN and completely protected species of Myanmar.