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Snow leopard size: How big do they get?

How big does a Snow leopard get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) reaches an average size of 1.15 meter (3′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 18 years, they grow from 443 grams (0.98 lbs) to 32.5 kg (71.65 lbs). A Snow leopard has 2 babies at once. The Snow leopard (genus: Uncia) is a member of the family Felidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Snow leopard is  (3' 10

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), also known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the global population is estimated to number less than 10,000 mature individuals and is expected to decline about 10% by 2040. It is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction following infrastructural developments.It inhabits alpine and subalpine zones at elevations from 3,000 to 4,500 m (9,800 to 14,800 ft), ranging from eastern Afghanistan to Mongolia and western China. In the northern range countries, it also lives at lower elevations.Taxonomically, the snow leopard was long classified in the monotypic genus Uncia. Since phylogenetic studies revealed the relationships among Panthera species, it is considered a member of this genus. Two subspecies were described based on morphological differences, but genetic differences between the two have not been confirmed. It is therefore regarded a monotypic species.

Animals of the same family as a Snow leopard

We found other animals of the Felidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Snow leopard

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Snow leopard:

Animals with the same litter size as a Snow leopard

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Snow leopard:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Snow leopard

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Snow leopard:

Animals with the same weight as a Snow leopard

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Uncia uncia: