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The Panthera pardus orientalis, commonly known as the Far Eastern leopard, is a rare subspecies of leopard found in eastern Russia and northeastern China. This particular leopard matters because it is critically endangered with only a few hundred individuals remaining in the wild, making it one of the world's most threatened big cats.
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The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as in 2007, only 19–26 wild leopards were estimated to survive in southeastern Russia and northeastern China.
As of 2015, fewer than 60 individuals were estimated to survive in Russia and China. Camera-trapping surveys conducted between 2014 and 2015 revealed 92 individuals in an 8,398 km (3,242 sq mi) large transboundary area along the Russian-Chinese border. As of 2023, the population was thought to comprise 128–130 sub-adult and adult individuals.