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波斯豹（學名：Panthera pardus ciscaucasica）也稱高加索豹，是體型最大的豹亞種，原來只生活在土耳其東部、高加索山脈和伊朗北部、土庫曼斯坦南部和阿富汗西部部份地區。在所有分佈地區都已經瀕危，成年個體約有871–1,290只，並且其數量依然在不斷下降。 19世紀劃分出的、原產於土耳其西南部的安納托利亞豹（Panthera pardus tulliana）現已併入該亞種。
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- Panthera pardus
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- Panthera pardus saxicolor
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- perzijski leopard
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Encyclopedic overview
Panthera pardus tulliana, also called the Persian leopard, Anatolian leopard and Caucasian leopard in different parts of its range, is a leopard subspecies native to the Iranian Plateau and the surrounding region from eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus to the Hindu Kush. First described in 1856 based on a zoological specimen from western Anatolia, the leopard primarily inhabits subalpine meadows, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and rugged ravines at elevations of 600 to 3,800 m (2,000 to 12,500 ft). It preys mostly on ungulates reliant on these habitats.
Today, the subspecies' population is estimated at fewer than 1,100 adults. It is threatened by habitat fragmentation due to land use changes, poaching, loss of wild prey species, and killing in retaliation for preying on livestock. It is internationally protected under CITES Appendix I and is listed in Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Persian leopard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.