![A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), and those in Stock Photo - Alamy A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), and those in Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A6GTWJ/a-black-panther-is-the-melanistic-color-variant-of-any-big-cat-species-black-panthers-in-asia-and-africa-are-leopards-panthera-pardus-and-those-in-2A6GTWJ.jpg)
A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), and those in Stock Photo - Alamy
Peppermint Narwhal Creative - Know Your Black Panther The black panther is not a separate species of big cat but actually a melanistic coat coloration that occurs on rare occasions in two
![TIL that black panthers are actually not a real species, but a melanistic color variant of any Panthera species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards, while black panthers in the TIL that black panthers are actually not a real species, but a melanistic color variant of any Panthera species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards, while black panthers in the](https://external-preview.redd.it/WHG1sVxAAHq47TYJkhmFqPldOcJh-pdD-c_rp-b1UUI.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=834f0b7db12404baa65416a952e380059be613c1)
TIL that black panthers are actually not a real species, but a melanistic color variant of any Panthera species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards, while black panthers in the
![A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards and those in the Americas are black jaguars. Stock-Foto | Adobe A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards and those in the Americas are black jaguars. Stock-Foto | Adobe](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/01/98/69/70/1000_F_198697091_nn3WGF4eOMJYePX5PLllI1nKI2P0L7xz.jpg)