Talk:Faunus/@comment-24018437-20191023101424

Quick question: Should Ghira be listed as a panther or a leopard? While he is called a panther in the book, the term 'panther' actually has various meanings.


 * Any large cat with black fur that usually doesn't have that. In practice, the only black panthers commenly seen are leopards and jaguars. In theory, a black lion or tiger would also be called a black panther.
 * An alternative name for leopards usually used in Asia.
 * A name for any member of the Panthera genus (Leopard, lion, snow leopard, jaguar, tiger)
 * An alternative name for the puma.

Given the book also confirms he alludes to Bagheera (and in India, leopards regardless of fur color are often called panthers) I think it seems likely he is a leopard, which would be a more specific term for what kind of faunus he's supposed to be.