has shorter vocal folds of 9 mm that provide a lower resistance to airflow; this distinction was one reason it was proposed to be retained in the genus Uncia.

Evolution

The Felidae originated in Central Asia in the Late Miocene; the subfamily Pantherinae diverged from the Felidae between and . Several fossil Panthera species have been described:
*Panthera principialis lived during the Early Pliocene

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