Panthera uncia

(von Schreber, 1775)

Snow Leopard

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Pantherinae
Genus : Panthera

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1775. pl. 100. P. pl. 100 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064602

Original name as described

Felis uncia

Other common names

Ounce

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Kopet-Dagh Mountains, near Iran.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Bhutan · China · India · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Mongolia · Nepal · Pakistan · Russia · Tajikistan · Uzbekistan

Taxonomy notes

moved from Uncia to Panthera

Taxonomy notes citation

Davis, B. W., Li, G., & Murphy, W. J. (2010). Supermatrix and species tree methods resolve phylogenetic relationships within the big cats, Panthera (Carnivora: Felidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56, 64-76.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006024

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Felis uncia schneideri

(Zukowsky, 1950)

Family

Felidae

Root name

schneideri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

213

Authority publication

Zoologische Garten (Leipzig)

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Panthera uncia pyrenaica

Hemmer, 2023

Family

Felidae

Root name

pyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tautavel Arago E14-EFNI-1000, Tautavel Arago E14-EFNI-1001

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

216

Authority publication

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Felis uncia

(von Schreber, 1775)

Family

Felidae

Root name

uncia

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064602

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Smith (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  5. Blyth (1863:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Ward (1910:503, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Felis irbis

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

irbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Panthera uncia

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Felidae

Root name

uncia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

105

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22732/50664030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Uncia uncia

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Felidae

Root name

uncia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Panthera uncia uncia

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

uncia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Panthera uncia uncioides

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

uncioides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Panthera Irbis

Ehrenberg, 1830

Family

Felidae

Root name

irbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

394

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32172801

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis uncioides

(Horsfield, 1855)

Family

Felidae

Root name

uncioides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18661016

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Panthera pardus tautavelensis

Testu, Moigne, & de Lumley, 2010

Family

Felidae

Root name

tautavelensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

64

Authority publication

conference

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