Johansson, Örjan
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Snow Leopard Trust
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
Body measurements of free-ranging snow leopards across their range
Johansson, Örjan; Agvaantseren, Bayarjargal; Jackson, Rodney; Kachel, Shannon; Kubanychbekov, Zairbek; McCarthy, Tom; Mishra, Charudutt; Ostrowski, Stephane; Kulenbekov, Rahim; Rajabi, Ali Madad; Subba, Samundra
Abstract
We provide body measurements of snow leopards collected from 55 individuals sampled in five of the major mountain ranges within the species distribution range; the Altai, Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Pamirs and Tien Shan mountains. Snow leopards appear to be similarly sized across their distribution range with mean body masses of 36 kg and 42 kg for adult females and adult males, respectively. In contrast to other large felids, we found little variation in body size and body mass between the sexes; adult males were on average 5% longer and 15% heavier than adult females.
Keywords
Body mass; body size; carnivore; morphology; Panthera uncia
Published in
Snow Leopard Reports
2022, volume: 1, pages: 1-6
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Zoology
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.56510/slr.v1.8044
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/120143