The Leopard is quite similar in appearance to the jaguar, but it lacks the jaguar's massive head and robust physique. Leopards living in desert or savanna areas are usually paler, while those living in troplical forest are darker. All-black leopards are common, especially in tropical forest.
Leopards are great generalists in terms of habitat use.
They seem to be able to live in almost any that has sufficient food and cover. They are found in lowland rainforest, wooded savanna, scrub, arid rocky mountains, deserts, and agricultural and grazing land. The leopard has one of the widest distributions of any of the felids. It is found throughout much of Africa, except the Sahara, and in parts of Isreal, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia, as well as throughout China and Siberia. In the northern part of it's range the leopard mates in January and Febuary, ans elseware breeding occurs throughout the year.