Leopard and cheetah tend to be lumped together when talking about patterns. We use the terms interchangeably to mean the same thing, and unless you're an enormous animal enthusiast, you probably don't know the difference either! Despite the fact they're two distinct animals, I'm guilty of grouping them together because they are so similar! Most people in the style and fashion world mix them up, so I don't feel terrible about it. Technically, leopards are a few shades darker and warmer than cheetahs. Cheetah's spots are solid black, while leopards are interspersed with more brown, so cheetah is considered the more minimal pattern of the two. But the similarities are more numerous than the differences, so we'll likely all be using the two terms to mean the same thing forever!