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Panthers are felines, felids, or cats...

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The word "panther", refers to many medium sized big cats, especially the leopard, jaguar, and puma.

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Panther is a generic term and does not apply to a single species. It may refer to

a lion - panthera leo

a tiger - panthera tigris

a leopard - pantera pardus

a jaguar - panthera onca

a snow leopard - panthera uncia


All panthers are in the Felidae (cat) family.

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Panther is a generic term and does not apply to a single species. It may refer toa lion - panthera leo

a tiger - panthera tigris

a leopard - panthera pardus

a jaguar - panthera onca

a snow leopard - panthera uncia


To which species of panther were you referring?

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Panther is a generic term and does not apply to a single species. It may refer toa lion - panthera leo

a tiger - panthera tigris

a leopard - panthera pardus

a jaguar - panthera onca

a snow leopard - panthera uncia


All panthers are members of the felidae (cat) family.


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wild cats, i believe they are most closly related to cheetahs and cougars.

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Well. I'm pretty sure the bear isn't in a family with your cat.

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Cat. The panther is just another name for the leopard, puma, or jaguar.

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There is only one cat Family, Felidae.

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What classification is the black panther?

There is no species called the black panther. The term can apply to either a melanistic (black) leopard or a melanistic jaguar. Each is a separate species but both belong to the same genus:a leopard - pantera pardusa jaguar - panthera onca


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Is a panther a vertebrate an invertebrate or a exoskeleton?

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What is the species name for Panther?

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Can a panther kill a lion?

There is no single animal species called a panther. Panther is a generic term that is applied to all the big cats that belong to the Panthera genus - lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards and jaguars.


In what animal kingdom is the panther?

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When did the Florida panther become endangered?

The Florida Panther was placed on the endangered species list in 1967


Is a black panther more feirce than a leopard?

The name Panther can be applied to several species of big cats, but usually a panther is simply a leopard with a black coat - so it would depend on the individual, not by the species.


What is a panther's class?

Panther is a generic term and does not apply to a single species. It may refer toa lion - panthera leoa tiger - panthera tigrisa leopard - pantera pardusa jaguar - panthera oncaa snow leopard - panthera unciaAll the above belong to the class mammalia.


What species to wolves belong to?

The wolves belong to the dog species.