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They can be- the Black Panther is a melanistic color variation of any Panthera species. The black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), but the black panthers in the Americas are black jaguars (Panthera onca).

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Are leopards and black panthers the same?

Black panthers are black leopards, and, black jaguars.


What is a blach panthers species?

Black panthers are either black leopards or black jaguars.


What is the average size height length of a black panther?

Black panthers dont strictly exist, they are all black versions of other cats, the most common black panthers are Leopards, and Jaguars; So the measurements will be the same for those cats.Black panthers found in Asia are actually leopards and are up to 200 pounds. Black panthers found in America are jaguars and are roughly the same size.


Who is the best the jaguars or the panthers NFL?

Jaguars


What is the alternative common name for a black leopard?

Melanistic (black) leopards as well as melanistic jaguars are collectively known as black panthers.


Is a black panther a lynx or a leopard?

Black panthers are leopards in black color. They are not related and do not look like lynxes at all.


Can jaguars be black?

Although jaguars usually have a tan to yellowish coats with black spots, there are some that have black or even white coats. Jaguars are large feline carnivores that are found in rain forest areas of South America.


Does Brazil have black panthers?

Yes, melanistic (black) jaguars are found most commonly in the Amazon basin of Brazil. They, along with melanistic leopards, are known collectively as black panthers.


What region do black panthers live in?

Black panthers are either melanistic (black) jaguars from Central and South America or melanistic leopards from Africa or Asia.


Where did panther DNA come from?

Panthers are leopards or jaguars. The black color is just a recessive gene. You can still see the rosettes (markings on leopard or jaguar), so it's not completely black.


Why is the black panthers?

Black panthers are actually a color variant of other species of cats - leopards or jaguars. They are not a specific species and therefor, although very rare, they are not endangered.


If a black panther isn't a real species then what made the football team Carolina Panthers?

Black panthers in Africa are known as Leopards (Panthera pardus); Black Panthers in the Americas are known as Jaguars (Panthera onca). So it is a real species.