Panther

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The Panther (Latin: Panthera) is a genus of big cats native to equatorial regions.

Large cats

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
- Florida panther, a population of cougar

Art, media, and entertainment

Video games

Panther (1975 video game), a battle tank-driving game developed for the PLATO system
Panther (1986 video game), a flight game developed for the Commodore 64 and Atari 800XL/130XE
Atari Panther, a cancelled video game console, expected to be released in the early 1990s
Panther, the codename for Ann Takamaki, a character from Persona 5

Other media

Panther (film), 1995 British film
Panther (owarai), Japanese comedy trio
Panthers (band), American hardcore punk band
The Panthers (miniseries), 2021 New Zealand miniseries

Brands and enterprises

Panther (company), German maker of professional camera cranes and dollies
Panther (publisher), publishing house specialising in paperback fiction
Panther Software, Japanese video game company
Panther Westwinds, defunct British car manufacturer

People

Yoshikazu Yahiro, Japanese metal guitarist, known as Panther and formerly as Circuit.V.Panther
The Panther (Sam Brushell), Indian who lived in Otsego County, New York in the 1800s
Anne Panther (birth 1982), German FIBA basketball official
Clinton Panther (birth 1991), South African field hockey player
Jim Panther (birth 1945), American major league baseball player
Manny Panther (birth 1984), Scottish former footballer

Political groups

Black Panther Party, Black nationalist organization
Black Panthers (Israel), Israeli protest movement
Dalit Panthers, revolutionary anti-caste organization founded by dalits in Maharashtra, India
Gray Panthers, American organization promoting senior citizens' rights
Polynesian Panthers, political group in New Zealand
White Panther Party, political collective founded to support the Black Panthers

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

GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück, a German women's basketball team
Helsinki Panthers, a basketball club from Helsinki, Finland
Les Panthères, nickname for Gabon's national basketball team
Soweto Panthers, a South African basketball team

Ice hockey

Augsburger Panther, a DEL ice hockey team
ERC Ingolstadt aka The Panthers, a German ice hockey team in the DEL
Embrun Panthers, an Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League team
Florida Panthers, an American professional ice hockey team based in Miami, Florida, that competes in the NHL
Nottingham Panthers, an ice hockey club in the EIHL

Rugby

Blackpool Panthers, an English rugby league team
Penrith Panthers, a rugby league team in the NRL
Wests Panthers, an Australian rugby league team
Western Panthers Rugby Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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

South Adelaide Football Club (Panthers), an Australian Rules football team in the SANFL
The Panthers, nickname for Panionios, a sports club in Athens
Red Panthers, nickname for Belgium women's national field hockey team
Panther Racing, an open wheel racing team

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

Eurocopter AS565 Panther, military helicopter
Grumman F9F Panther, jet fighter used by the US Navy in the Korean War
PANTHER, the callsign for Falcon Air Express
Rotec Panther, American ultralight aircraft
Armstrong Siddeley Panther, British aero-engine

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.