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| The '''Barbary leopard''' or '''North African leopard''' from the ] of ] has initially been described as a ] subspecies (''Panthera pardus panthera'') in the late 18th century. Following ] in the 1990s, this population is grouped with the ] (''P. p. pardus'') |
The '''Barbary leopard''' or '''North African leopard''' from the ] of ] has initially been described as a ] subspecies (''Panthera pardus panthera'') in the late 18th century. Following ] in the 1990s, this population is grouped with the ] (''P. p. pardus'').<ref>{{cite journal | last = Miththapala | first =S. |author2=Seidensticker, J. |author3=O'Brien, S. J. | year =1996 | title = Phylogeographic Subspecies Recognition in Leopards (''P. pardus''): Molecular Genetic Variation | journal =Conservation Biology | volume =10 | issue =4 | pages =1115–1132 | doi = 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041115.x }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Uphyrkina|first=O. |last2=Johnson |first2=E.W. |last3=Quigley |first3=H. |last4=Miquelle |first4=D. |last5=Marker |first5=L. |last6=Bush |first6=M. |last7=O'Brien |first7=S. J. |year=2001 |title=Phylogenetics, genome diversity and origin of modern leopard, ''Panthera pardus''|journal=Molecular Ecology |volume=10|issue=11 |pages=2617–2633 |url=http://www.biosoil.ru/files/00001386.pdf|format=PDF|doi=10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01350.x|pmid=11883877}}</ref> | ||
| Leopards are rare in northern Africa. Only small populations persist in the Atlas Mountains of ] and ] in forest and mountain steppe in elevations of {{convert|300|to|2500|m|ft|abbr=on}} where the climate is temperate to cold.<ref>Cuzin, F. (2003). . Ph.D. Thesis, Laboratoire de Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertèbrés, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Université Montpellier II.</ref><ref>Busby, G. B. J., Gottelli, D., Durant, S., Wacher, T., Marker, L., Belbachir, F., de Smet, K., Belbachir-Bazi, A., Fellous, A. and Belghoul, M. (2006). A Report from the Sahelo Saharan Interest Group - Parc National de l'Ahaggar Survey, Algeria (March 2005). Part 5: Using Molecular Genetics to study the Presence of Endangered Carnivores.</ref> ]s also live in this area and habitat.<ref>Van Lavieren, E. (2012). The Barbary Macaque (''Macaca sylvanus''); A unique endangered primate species struggling to survive. Revista Eubacteria, (30): 1–4.</ref> | Leopards are rare in northern Africa. Only small populations persist in the Atlas Mountains of ] and ] in forest and mountain steppe in elevations of {{convert|300|to|2500|m|ft|abbr=on}} where the climate is temperate to cold.<ref>Cuzin, F. (2003). . Ph.D. Thesis, Laboratoire de Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertèbrés, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Université Montpellier II.</ref><ref>Busby, G. B. J., Gottelli, D., Durant, S., Wacher, T., Marker, L., Belbachir, F., de Smet, K., Belbachir-Bazi, A., Fellous, A. and Belghoul, M. (2006). A Report from the Sahelo Saharan Interest Group - Parc National de l'Ahaggar Survey, Algeria (March 2005). Part 5: Using Molecular Genetics to study the Presence of Endangered Carnivores.</ref> ]s also live in this area and habitat.<ref>Van Lavieren, E. (2012). The Barbary Macaque (''Macaca sylvanus''); A unique endangered primate species struggling to survive. Revista Eubacteria, (30): 1–4.</ref> | ||
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| Barbary leopard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. pardus |
| Subspecies: | P. p. panthera |
| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera pardus panthera (Schreber, 1777) | |
The Barbary leopard or North African leopard from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa has initially been described as a leopard subspecies (Panthera pardus panthera) in the late 18th century. Following genetic analysis in the 1990s, this population is grouped with the African leopard (P. p. pardus).
Leopards are rare in northern Africa. Only small populations persist in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria in forest and mountain steppe in elevations of 300 to 2,500 m (980 to 8,200 ft) where the climate is temperate to cold. Barbary macaques also live in this area and habitat.
See also
References
- Miththapala, S.; Seidensticker, J.; O'Brien, S. J. (1996). "Phylogeographic Subspecies Recognition in Leopards (P. pardus): Molecular Genetic Variation". Conservation Biology. 10 (4): 1115–1132. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041115.x.
- Uphyrkina, O.; Johnson, E.W.; Quigley, H.; Miquelle, D.; Marker, L.; Bush, M.; O'Brien, S. J. (2001). "Phylogenetics, genome diversity and origin of modern leopard, Panthera pardus" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 10 (11): 2617–2633. doi:10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01350.x. PMID 11883877.
- Cuzin, F. (2003). Les grands mammifères du Maroc méridional (Haut Atlas, Anti Atlas et Sahara): Distribution, Ecologie et Conservation. Ph.D. Thesis, Laboratoire de Biogéographie et Ecologie des Vertèbrés, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Université Montpellier II.
- Busby, G. B. J., Gottelli, D., Durant, S., Wacher, T., Marker, L., Belbachir, F., de Smet, K., Belbachir-Bazi, A., Fellous, A. and Belghoul, M. (2006). A Report from the Sahelo Saharan Interest Group - Parc National de l'Ahaggar Survey, Algeria (March 2005). Part 5: Using Molecular Genetics to study the Presence of Endangered Carnivores.
- Van Lavieren, E. (2012). The Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus); A unique endangered primate species struggling to survive. Revista Eubacteria, (30): 1–4.
External links
- Video of the Barbary Leopard in the wild (broken link)
- Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation
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