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Its skin colour varies between individuals from pale yellowish to dark golden with dark spots grouped in rosettes. The leopard's fur is generally soft and thick, notably softer on the belly than on the back. The word pardus is thought to originate from Ancient Greek: ПЂО±ПЃОґО¬О»П‰П„ПЊП‚ ( pardalotПЊs) meaning spotted like a leopard. The specific name Latin: pardus refers to a male panther. The phonetically similar Sanskrit: а¤Єа¤ѕа¤ЈаҐЌа¤Ўа¤° ( pГўnd-ara) means pale yellow, whitish or white. 'Panther' is another common name, derived from Latin: panther and Ancient Greek: ПЂО¬ОЅОёО·ПЃ ( pГЎnthД“r) The generic name Panthera originates in Latin: panthera, which refers to a hunting net for catching wild beasts that were used by the Romans in combats. The word О»ООїПЂО¬ПЃОґОїП‚ originally referred to a cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus). Leopardos could be a compound of О»ОП‰ОЅ ( leЕЌn), meaning lion, and ПЂО¬ПЃОґОїП‚ ( pardos), meaning spotted. The English name 'leopard' comes from Old French: leupart or Middle French: liepart, that derives from Latin: leopardus and Ancient Greek: О»ООїПЂО¬ПЃОґОїП‚ ( leopardos). Leopard fossils were also found in Japan and Sumatra. The earliest known leopard fossils excavated in Europe are estimated 600,000 years old, dating to the late Early Pleistocene. It can run at speeds of up to 58В km/h (36В mph). The leopard is distinguished by its well-camouflaged fur, opportunistic hunting behaviour, broad diet, strength, and its ability to adapt to a variety of habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar ( Panthera onca), but has a smaller, lighter physique, and its rosettes are generally smaller, more densely packed and without central spots. Д¬ompared to other wild cats, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. Д¬ontemporary records suggest that the leopard occurs in only 25% of its historical global range. The leopard is considered locally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Jordan, Morocco, Togo, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Kuwait, Syria, Libya, Tunisia and most likely in North Korea, Gambia, Laos, Lesotho, Tajikistan, Vietnam and Israel. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and are declining in large parts of the global range. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, and on the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and East Asia. The leopard ( Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera, a member of the cat family, Felidae. Present and historical distribution of the leopard