📸 PhotoPhoto: Bernard Landgraf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia (Snow Leopard · ユキヒョウ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its tail alone measures 0.8–1.0 m, similar to a full-size umbrella (about 80–90 cm), and its maximum weight of 75 kg is about the weight of an adult human (Comparison).
- 💡 Live snow leopards are economically important display animals in zoos, while their main negative impact on people is preying on livestock (ADW).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Snow Leopard is a large cat living in high mountains, mainly in alpine and subalpine zones at 3,000–4,500 m in elevation.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
With a body length of 1.0–1.3 m, it has a remarkably long tail measuring 0.8–1.0 m, and large paw pads measuring 90–100 mm long and 70–80 mm wide.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
A carnivore capable of hunting prey more than 3–4 times its own body weight, it has a gestation period of about 90–105 days and usually gives birth to 2–3 cubs per litter.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List VU (2017) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22732/50664030
- • IUCN Red List category VU — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1006024
- • iucnredlist.org — 50664030
- • wikidata.org — Q30197
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Uncia uncia.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Uncia uncia
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Margot Michaud · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.