Leopard At Bera Jawai Bandh, Rajasthan, India Stock Image

leopard, (Panthera pardus), also called panther, large cat closely related to the lion, tiger, and jaguar. The name leopard was originally given to the cat now called cheetah—the so-called hunting leopard—which was once thought to be a cross between the lion and the pard. The term pard was eventually replaced by the name leopard