Leopardus
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Leopardus is a genus comprising eight species of small cats native to the Americas. This genus is considered the oldest branch of a genetic lineage of small cats in the Americas whose common ancestor
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Ocelot distribution
Leopardus guttulus Parc des Félins
Oncilla distribution
Pampas cat
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The Pampas cat is a small wild cat native to South America. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion and destruction may cause the population to decline in the future
Leopardus
…historically contentious pampas cat species complex into five species: Leopardus colocolo, Leopardus braccatus, Leopardus garleppi, Leopardus munoai, and Leopardus pajeros. Later that same year, it was noted that the oldest available name for pampas cats of the Uruguayan savannah region was Leopardus fasciatus, not L…
Leopardus pajeros 20101006
Pampas Cat distribution
L. c. pajeros. Illustration by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (1844)
L. c. colocola. Illustration (1896)