Leopard Fur

Common Name: Leopard
Scientific Name: Panthera pardus
Protected Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered or Threatened depending on locality; CITES - App.I.
Laboratory Section: Morphology
What’s the Story? The dark solid spots on a white ground indicare that this is from the belly skin of a leopard.

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