Leopard vs Tiger

Panthera pardus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

Leopard is Vulnerable while Tiger is Endangered.
Tiger is 3.7x heavier than Leopard.
Tiger lives longer (20 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard	Tiger
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family same	Felidae (Cats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus same	Panthera (Big Cats)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Panthera pardus	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Leopard and Tiger share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Panthera. (Big Cats)

表示 Genus: Panthera

Conservation Status

Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard	Tiger
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	20 years
Average Length	1.9 m	3.0 m
Average Weight	60.0 kg	220.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leopard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across China, India, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tiger

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Leopard

ヒョウはアフリカ、中東、南アジアにかけて熱帯雨林から砂漠まで多様な生息地に分布する、ネコ科動物の中で最も広い地理的分布域を持つ種です。単独生活で主に夜行性であり、먹이を木の上にキャッシュする優れた登攀能力を持ちます。黒変個体であるクロヒョウは、密林個体群でよく見られます。世界的に危急種に分類されています。