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P.b. euptiluraRange: Starting in Korea, up throughout Far Eastern China, Eastern Russia, and may be found as far north as Eastern Siberia
The p.bengalensis euptilura subspecies are often more than twice as large as many other Leopard Cat subspecies, with a dense coat, heavy boning and muscling, and thick tail. These traits are necessary for survival in the cold northern regions where they originate. Many p.b. euptilura males surpass 20 pounds when mature.
The p.b. euptilura Leopard Cat has been confused with the "Amur Leopard" panthera pardus orientalis, a completely different, large, and very endangered species. This has lead to p.b.euptilura being mistakenly called an "Amur Leopard Cat" and has even lead to people confusing the two species scientific names calling them "p.b.orientalis" a completely made up subspecies that does not exist.
The confusion started because these two completely different species of felines both live in the Amurian river region of Russia and while doing research, people have confused the two different species with one another. Unfortunately, this has lead to a lot of false information being published about p.b.euptilura sub-species and has put all their reaserch in question.
P.b. euptilura is a recognized non endangered subspecies of "Leopard Cat" and the "Amur Leopard" panthera pardus orientalis is a large very endangered species, the two should never be confused with one another.
The p.b.euptilura, Leopard Cat subspecies has a very large range that starts as far south as Korea and expands up through a large part of eastern China where they are commonly called Asian Leopard Cats.
There is no doubt that the euptilura are a close relative to the Leopard Cat species as a whole, but there is still much debate over whether or not they should have been recognized as a unique species separate from the Leopard Cat species or not. LCF is hoping to settle this debate once and for all through their research.
LCF has established a large healthy colony of p.bengalensis euptilura and has been very successful in breeding them annually and is now the largest facility working with this pure subspecies in North American, possibly in the world.
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11 month old pure p.b. euptilura male at LCF
Note: Thick winter coat and tail
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Three 8 months old pure p.b. euptilura female cubs raised at LCF
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2 year old pure p.b. euptilura male at LCF
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2 week old pure p.b. euptilura cub raised at LCF
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2 year old P.b. euptilura female at LCF
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2 week old pure p.b. euptilura cubs at LCF
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2 year old pure p.b. euptilura male at LCF
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6 week old pure p.b. euptilura cub raised at LCF
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8 year old pure p.b. euptilura male at LCF
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6 week old pure p.b. euptilura cubs raised at LCF
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2 year old pure p.b. euptilura male at LCF
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Three 8 month old pure P.b. euptilura female cubs raised at LCF
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Pair of 11 month old pure P.b. euptilura at LCF
Note: Thick winter coats and tailsLCF
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