Back Panthera pardus spelaea Czech נמר מערות HE Európai leopárd Hungarian Panthera pardus spelaea Italian ホラアナヒョウ Japanese Panthera pardus spelaea Russian Panthera pardus spelaea Ukrainian
| European leopard | |
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| Skeleton at the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. pardus |
| Population: | †European leopard |
Leopards have a long history in Europe, spanning from the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition, around 1.2-0.6 million years ago, until the end of the Late Pleistocene, around 12,000 years ago, and possibly later into the early Holocene. Remains of leopards have been found across Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to the Caucasus.