Habitat

Panthers can even live in human-inhabited locations better than any other big cats, but even then the panthers habitat and natural communities are being threatened by humans and environmental deterioration.
 * = [[image:Panther-habitat.jpg width="280" height="207" align="center" caption="Signs are placed near Panther Habitats to warn of possible danger."]] ||=  An animals habitat is defined by its needs to sustain life, easy access to fresh water, plentiful food supply, adequate shelter and breeding partners for reproduction. A panthers habitat is no different, they need to be able to sustain their diet needs, have trees for both shelter and hiding, and where panthers of the opposite sex can be found.Panthers are highly adaptive, being able to survive in a wide range of different land regions. These regions can include; rainforests, marshlands, woodlands, swamps, savannahs, and even mountains and deserts. This is because panthers are not fussy eaters, their diet is varied. However, the panthers are most commonly found in rainforests as this is where their coat provides great camouflage in the dense forest areas, allowing panthers to avoid predators and stalk their prey with ease.

Male and female panthers have the same habitat needs but the size of the territories they occupy vary. Male panthers roam a territory covering approximately 240 square kilometers which will overlap with several females territories, whereas the females territory is roughly half the size of the male panthers. ||= || Written by Drew Down.