Panther Explained
The Panther (Latin: Panthera) is a genus of big cats native to equatorial regions.
Large cats
See also: Big cat.
- Pantherinae, the cat subfamily that contains the genera Panthera and Neofelis
- Panthera, the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards
- Jaguar (Panthera onca), found in South and Central America
- Leopard (Panthera pardus), found in Africa and Asia
- Black panther, a name for the phenotypic genetic variant that forms the black leopard or jaguar
- Cougar, a big cat that is not in the subfamily Pantherinae, but is commonly referred to as a panther
Art, media, and entertainment
Video games
Other media
Brands and enterprises
People
Political groups
Science and technology
- PANTHER (Protein ANalysis THrough Evolutionary Relationships), a biological database of gene/protein families
- DR DOS "Panther", the code-name of Novell's Novell DOS 7
- Mac OS X Panther, an operating system
Sports
Professional and amateur sports
Basketball
Ice hockey
Rugby
American football
- Carolina Panthers, an American professional football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the NFL and is in the NFC South division
- Düsseldorf Panther, an American football club from Düsseldorf, Germany
- Michigan Panthers, a former professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan, that competed in the now-defunct United States Football League
Other sports
College and university sports
- Eastern Illinois Panthers, Eastern Illinois University
- Florida Tech Panthers, Florida Institute of Technology
- FIU Golden Panthers, Florida International University
- Georgia State Panthers, Georgia State University
- Hanover Panthers, Hanover College
- Middlebury Panthers, Middlebury College
- Milwaukee Panthers, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Northern Iowa Panthers, University of Northern Iowa
- Panamerican University Panthers, Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Penn State Nittany Lions, Pennsylvania State University
- Pittsburgh Panthers, University of Pittsburgh
- USPF Panthers, University of Southern Philippines Foundation (Cebu City, Philippines)
High school sports
- Permian Panthers, the high school football team featured in H.G. Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (1990)
- Barnsdall Panthers, Barnsdall High School, Barnsdall, Oklahoma
- Cedar Grove Panthers, Cedar Grove High School, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
- Chapman Panthers, Chapman High School (Inman, South Carolina)
- Colleyville Heritage Panthers, Colleyville Heritage High School (Colleyville, Texas)
- Cypress Lake Panthers, Cypress Lake High School (Fort Myers, Florida)
- Edgemont Panthers, Edgemont Junior - Senior High School, Scarsdale, New York
- Franklin Regional Panthers, Franklin Regional High School, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
- Glencoe Panthers, Glencoe High School (Oklahoma)
- Hillcrest Panthers, Hillcrest High School (Dallas)
- Jennings County Panthers, Jennings County High School (North Vernon, Indiana)
- Lake City Panthers, Lake City High School (Lake City, South Carolina)
- Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Surrey, British Columbia
- Middle Township Panthers, Middle Township High School, Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey
- Midlothian Panthers, Midlothian High School (Texas)
- Morehead Panthers, John Motley Morehead High School, Eden, North Carolina
- Palmetto Panthers, Miami Palmetto High School, Pinecrest, Florida
- Parkdale Panthers, Parkdale High School, Riverdale Park, Maryland
- Pine View Panthers, Pine View High School, St. George, Utah
- Pitman Panthers, Pitman High School, Pitman, New Jersey
- Point Pleasant Boro Panthers, Point Pleasant Borough High School, Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Redmond Panthers, Redmond High School (Oregon)
- Springboro Panthers, Springboro High School, Springboro, Ohio
- Spring Lake Park Panthers, Spring Lake Park High School Blaine, Fridley, and Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
- Sterlington Panthers, Sterlington High School, Sterlington, and Monroe, Louisiana
- The Panthers, Browning School, New York, NY
- Reitz High Panthers, FJ Reitz High School, Evansville, Indiana
- Modesto High Panthers, Modesto High School, Modesto, California
Transportation
Aircraft
Land transportation
- Panther (amphibious vehicle), American amphibious car
- Panther (motorcycle), British brand
- Chevrolet Panther, codename for the 1960s car that would eventually become the Chevrolet Camaro
- De Tomaso Pantera, an Italian sports car
- Ford Panther platform, a sedan automobile platform
- Isuzu Panther, a multi-purpose vehicle
- Leyland Panther, a 1960s British single-deck bus
- Plaxton Panther, a coach body
- Panther Westwinds, a car manufacturer
- Rosenbauer Panther, an airport crash tender
Military
- Iveco LMV, a small armoured vehicle supplied to the British Army branded as the BAE Panther
- Panther tank, a medium tank used by Germany in World War II
- RG-33, Medium Mine Protected Vehicle, supplied to the US Army as the BAE Panther
- K2 Black Panther, main battle tank for Korean forces
- Panther KF51, prototype fourth generation main battle tank.
Ships
- , the name of at least five ships of the Royal Navy
- , a German gunboat, which sparked the Agadir Crisis in 1911
- SMS Panther (1885), an Austro-Hungarian torpedo cruiser
- , an Italian ferry in service 1962–1968
- , two vessels of the United States Navy
- German torpedo boat Panther (1940), a German torpedo boat of World War II
Other uses
See also
