Leopard (Panthera pardus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
The leopard is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its range of distribution has decreased radically because of hunting and loss of habitat. It is now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also fragmented populations in the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. Because of its declining range and population, it is listed as a "Near Threatened" species on the IUCN Red List.
Year: 2015
From album: African Biodiversity
Photographer: Peter Prokosch