Leopard broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas, and its ability to run at speeds of up to . Fossil parts dating to the Late Pleistocene were excavated in Europe and Japan. The common name "leopard" () is a Greek compound of "leōn" ("lion") and "pardos" ("male panther"). The name reflects the fact that in antiquity, a leopard was believed to be a hybrid of a lion and a panther. The Greek word is related
Clouded leopard indicates that they diverged 1.4 million years ago, after having used a now submerged land bridge to reach Borneo and Sumatra from mainland Asia. The clouded leopard is considered to form an evolutionary link between the Pantherinae and the small cats. It represents the smallest of the big cats, but despite its name, it is not closely related to the leopard. It is part of the "Panthera" lineage that comprises "Panthera" and "Neofelis" species. "Neofelis" is thought to have diverged first from "Panthera". The clouded leopard's fur is of a dark grey or ochreous ground-color, often largely obliterated by black