snow leopard | Habitat, Diet | 台北市立動物園資訊網

ThesnowleopardinhabitsthemountainsofcentralAsiaandtheIndiansubcontinent,rangingfromanelevationofabout1,800metres(about6,000feet)inthe ...

snow leopard, large long-haired Asian cat[1], classified as either Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia in the family Felidae[2]. The snow leopard inhabits[3] the mountains[4] of central Asia and the Indian subcontinent[5], ranging from an elevation of about 1,800 metres (about 6,000 feet) in the winter to about 5,500 metres (18,000 feet) in the summer.

Its soft coat, consisting of a dense insulating undercoat and a thick outercoat of hairs about 5 cm (2 inches) long, is pale grayish with dark rosettes and a dark streak along the spine. The underparts, on which the fur may be 10 cm (4 inches) long, are uniformly whitish. The snow leopard attains a length of about 2.1 metres (7 feet), including the 0.9-metre- (3-foot-) long tail. It stands about 0.6 metre (2 feet) high at the shoulder and weighs 23–41 kg (50–90 pounds). It hunts at night and preys on various animals[6], such as marmots[7], wild sheep[8], ibex[9] (Capra), and domestic li...