Not found as of June 7, 2021, an all-out, full-time search for a third money leopard at large is underway.

Leopards are the most widely distributed of all Old World cat species. It is found in the desert and semi-desert regions of southern Africa in Namibia and Botswana. They are found in the arid regions of Egypt and North Africa, as well as in the Arabian Peninsula.

They survive in the rugged mountains of Iran and Southwest Asia, in a wide variety of natural environments in India, and on the savannahs of East and Southern Africa. Leopards live in the mountainous environments of Mount Kenya at an altitude of 4,600 meters and the Himalayas at 5,200 meters.

Morphological Characteristics:

The leopard has a body length of 100-150 centimeters and a weight of 50-100 kilograms. The carapace is uniform, the limbs are medium-long and toe-rowing. Senses of sight, hearing and smell are well developed. Canines and cleft teeth are extremely developed; upper cleft teeth with three cusps, lower cleft teeth with two cusps; molars are more degraded, and the diameter of the crowns of the teeth is smaller than the height of the outer incisors. Fur soft, often conspicuously patterned. Forelegs 5-toed, hindlegs 4-toed; claws sharp, retractable. The tail is well developed.

The leopard's body shape is low and strong, the head is more rounded, the legs are shorter, and the tail is longer. The head body length is 91-191 centimeters (male leopard), 95-123 centimeters (female leopard); tail length 51-101 centimeters. Due to the wide distribution of leopards, leopards in different regions show widely varying weight characteristics.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Money Leopard