I should say Felis panthera which, being common to Asia and Africa, was probably the panther of the Romans and Greeks.
"Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon"
Robert A. Sterndale
But the work grew cold, and you came between, and the sun put out the fire on the hearth nec vult panthera domari!
"The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846"
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett