In common usage, “panther” most often refers to a “black panther”: a melanistic (black-coated) leopard or jaguar. Melanism is a coat-color variant within these species, not a separate taxonomic entity.
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present.
panther, either of two mammals of the cat family (Felidae), the leopard or the puma. For information about large cats characterized by black or dark-coloured fur, see black panther.
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Etymology The word panther derives from Classical Latin panthēra, itself from the Ancient Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). [5]
The term ‘panther’ is not always a strict scientific term. While it is used to describe the big cat species which encompass the genus Panthera, it is also used to cover animals with similar characteristics such as certain types of cougar.
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