what is a leopard
For other uses, see Leopard (disambiguation), Leopards (disambiguation), and Leopardi (disambiguation). The leopard (Panthera pardus) /ËlÉpÉrd/ is one of the five big cats in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Fossil records suggest that in the Late Pleistocene it occurred in Europe and Japan.