The following species are classified under the genus Panthera:
Roman naturalists lacked our modern species distinction. Pliny, for example, writes that panthers have a white coat with black spots (likely leopard) but also mentions a “panther with a uniform color” (possibly a mountain lion or cheetah). panther latin
In Roman and Medieval Latin texts, the panther was often described with attributes that seem fantastical today. Ethics, Politics and Justice in Dante | UCL Discovery The following species are classified under the genus
| Latin Term | Meaning | Frequency | |------------|---------|-----------| | Panthera | General large spotted felid (often leopard or cheetah) | Common in natural history | | Pardus | Leopard (from Greek pardos ) | Common | | Leopardus | Lion-panther (hybrid concept) | Rare, mostly late Latin | | Pantherinus | Adjective: “of or belonging to a panther” | Used in poetry | Ethics, Politics and Justice in Dante | UCL