China is home to at least three: the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), the North China leopard (Panthera pardus fontanierii, which is more commonly known as Panthera pardus japonensis outside China), and the Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri). China is also home to the snow leopard, Panthera uncia, a different species, and may also be home to Acinonyx jubatus or the Cheetah. Of the three leopard subspecies, the North China leopard is endemic. Researchers at the institute have been finding leopard traces in Tibet during wildlife surveys for almost a decade. Through individual pattern recognition technology, more than 30 individual leopards have been identified in Lhorong, all North China leopards.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 22, 2021 11:22 UTC