What is Amur leopard?
{{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|is