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Snow Leopard

VU

Panthera uncia

Status

Vulnerable

Population

~300-400 in Nepal, ~4,000-6,500 globally

Trend

↓Decreasing

Group

Mammals

Family

Felidae

Data Source

2025-2

Threat Summary

Retaliatory killing by herders after livestock depredation, poaching for fur and bones, declining prey populations (blue sheep, Himalayan tahr) from competition with domestic livestock, and climate change pushing treeline upward and shrinking alpine habitat. Nepal's community-based livestock insurance schemes have reduced retaliatory killing. Threats are stable.

Source: 2025-2

Threats (3)

Habitat shifting & alteration (climate change)

Code: 11.1 · Severity: Slow · Scope: Whole

Future

Livestock grazing (prey competition)

Code: 2.3.2 · Severity: Slow · Scope: Majority

Ongoing

Persecution/control (retaliatory killing)

Code: 5.1.3 · Severity: Slow · Scope: Minority

Ongoing
Habitats (2)

Grassland — Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Code: 4.7 · Suitable · Major importance

Rocky Areas — Mountain Peaks (Alpine zone 3,000-5,500m)

Code: 6.1 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (4)
CNChinaINIndiaMNMongoliaNPNepal
Conservation Actions (0)

No conservation action data available

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Felidae

Genus

Panthera