• Key Information

  • Snow Leopards

  • Species
    Panthera uncia
  • Diet
    Carnivore
  • Length
    30 to 59 in, tail adds 31 to 41 in
  • Height
    22 in
  • Weight
    49 to 121 lb
  • Lifespan
    15 to 18 years in wild
  • Classification
    Mammalia > Felidae > Pantherinae
  • Conservation Status
    Vulnerable
  • Habitat
    Alpine and Subalpine Mountains
  • Learning Point
  • The Snow Leopard is a powerful animal, able to hunt almost anything that is within its mountain home, but doesn't attack humans.
  • It lives high in the mountains, and is under threat from humans taking the land it lives in.
  • Project
  • Draw a snow leopard in its mountain home.
  • Location
  • Places
    Mongolia, China, Nepal and other places nearby in Asia.
  • Fun Facts
  • Snow Leopards are struggling in the wild because of humans taking more and more of their territory.
  • The Snow Leopard has a smaller, shorter and stockier (more bulky) body than other leopards.
  • They prefer to live between 9,800 ft and 14,800 ft in mountain areas, especially in Tibet and the Himalayas.
  • The fur of a Snow Leopard can be between 2 and 4.7 inches long.
  • The shape of the skull as well as how large the nostrils are, all show it was designed to cope better with living in colder and higher areas in the mountains.
  • The Snow Leopards can't roar! Instead it meows, grunts and moans, as well as purrs.