The Difference Between a Leopard and a Cheetah | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Leopards and cheetahs are two very different cats and yet so often people get them mixed up. What I’d like to do is share some of the obvious and not-so-obvious differences so that you won’t have a problem telling them apart again. Based in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, part of the Kruger National Park, Londolozi is home to both leopards[1] and cheetahs. So here goes – the difference between a leopard and a cheetah:

Although cheetah are taller at the shoulder than a leopard and therefore stand higher above the ground, they are substantially more slender in build. The weight of a male cheetah is about 54kg and a female about 43kg. Male leopards in this area weigh closer to 60-70kg and the females 30-40kg. These rather insignificant weight differences may make you think that they look very similar but this is not the case.

A cheetah is much more slender in build. Notice the small head, long body, ...