Weight
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Size
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Lifespan
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Population
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Scientific name: Panthera Uncia
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Distribution/habitat : over 12 Central Asian countries (China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia). China concentrates nearly 60% of the natural habitat of the snow leopard
Diet: Carnivorous (wild mountain goats and sheep but also smaller prey such as marmots, pikas, hares, Tibetan grouse and chukar partridge). Its only predator is man.
Weight: 35 kg to 40 kg
Height: 90 cm to 1,30 m
Lifespan: 16 to 18 years in captivity
Conservation status: threatened, VU “Vulnerable” (IUCN)
Individuals: 3000 to 4000 (2009)
Demographic trend: decreasing
Sources : IUCN, WWF