Description
Felis irbis
Date 1872
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer [Schlegel, De dierentuin van het Koninklijk Zoölogisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra te Amsterdam], p. 34
Old Latin name Felis irbis
New Latin name Uncia uncia
Common name Nederlands: Sneeuwpanter
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felis_irbis_-_1872_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ22100204.tif

The snow leopard or ounce (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. Based on genotyping studies, the snow leopard has been considered a member of the genus Panthera since 2008.