Snow Leopard
(Uncia uncia)



*Length medium to large-sized relative to other big cats

*Weight 77 - 121 lbs.

*Height

*Life span in wild

*Range Central Asia in the countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (though research has shown that they have already disappeared from some areas within this range)

*Habitat  mountians

*Litter

*Coloring  white to smokey-gray fur tinged with yellow and patterned with dark-gray to black rosettes and spots

*Other

LINKS TO SOME INFORMATIVE SITES
International Snow Leopard Trust dedicated to the conservation of the endangered snow leopard and its mountain ecosystem.
Kids Planet - Snow Leopard -
Snow Leopard Conservancy - dedicated to demonstrating innovative measures become effective stewards of endangered snow leopards, their prey and habitat.

This page last updated 2/11/2004