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{{Taxobox
| name = Amur leopard
| status = CR
| status_system=iucn3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn/>
| trend = down
| image = Amur_Leopard_(P.p._amurensis).jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Carnivora]]
| familia = [[Felidae]]
| genus = ''[[Panthera]]''
| species = ''[[Panthera pardus]]''
| trinomial = ''Panthera pardus orientalis''
| synonyms=''Panthera pardus amurensis''
| range_map = Amur Leopard distribution.PNG
| range_map_width =
| range_map_caption = Area of distribution}}

The '''Amur Leopard''' ''(Panthera pardus orientalis)'' is a [[leopard]] subspecies. It is sometimes called the '''far eastern leopard'''.<ref>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1093/jhered/93.5.303|title=Conservation Genetics of the Far Eastern Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)|year=2002|last1=Uphyrkina|first1=O.|last2=Miquelle|first2=D.|last3=Quigley|first3=H.|last4=Driscoll|first4=C.|last5=O'Brien|first5=S. J.|journal=Journal of Heredity|volume=93|issue=5|pages=303–311|pmid=12547918}}</ref>

The leopard lives in the [[Primorsky Krai|Primorye]] region of southeastern [[Russia]] and in the [[Jilin]] Province of northeast [[China]]. It is [[critically endangered species|critically endangered]] ([[IUCN]]). Only 14–20 adults and 5–6 cubs were counted in 2007. Only 19–26 Amur leopards live in the wild.<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Jackson P. & Nowell K. |year=2008 |id=15957 |taxon=Panthera pardus ssp. orientalis |version=2012.2}}</ref>

The Amur leopard's range has decreased considerably in the previous century. This species is still at high risk of extinction, and conservation efforts are ongoing. <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Li|last2=Huang|first2=Mujiao|last3=Zhang|first3=Rui|last4=Jiang|first4=Lv|last5=Ren|first5=Yueheng|last6=Jiang|first6=Zhe|last7=Zhang|first7=Wei|last8=Luan|first8=Xiaofeng|date=2016-05-25|title=Reconstructing the historical distribution of the Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) in Northeast China based on historical records|journal=ZooKeys|issue=592 |pages=143–153|doi=10.3897/zookeys.592.6912|issn=1313-2970|pmc=4926640|pmid=27408548|doi-access=free }}</ref>The Amur leopards are endangered because they have been hunted for their fur. Also because their food sources are running out due to them being hunted for their fur. Amur leopards can be recognized from the patterns in their fur. They weigh about {{convert|70|to|105|lbs}}. They live in temperate, broadleaf and mixed [[forests]]. The Amur Leopard almost extinct by human hunting. It's called human hunting since the humans tear down the forest so no tree and bushes so the leopard cannot hide. At that time, they hunt them and sell to get money.

The number of Amur cats is decreasing due to the human activity, invasion of domestic cats, and infectious disease. Because these cats play a huge role and the ecosystem cannot afford to lose such species, researchers found a way to regenerate the endangered animal. This can be done from culture cell with somatic cloning technique.

They breed in spring and early summer. Most of them are in captive breeding programs. They give birth to one to four cubs. Inbreeding is common in the wild. Their diet consists of roe deer, sika deer, badgers and hares.
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