tiger and the genetic divergence is estimated to have occurred 4.62 to 1.82 million years ago.

The snow leopard is a stocky cat and has a thick whitish to grey fur with black spots on the head and neck, with larger rosettes on the back, flanks and bushy tail. Males are larger than the females, and both sexes have long canine teeth, and several adaptations for living in cold, mountainous environments such as small rounded ears, broad paws, and thick tails. It is a solitary animal