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The oncilla resembles the margay (L. wiedii) and the ocelot (L. pardalis), [4] but it is smaller, with a slender build and narrower muzzle. Oncillas are one of the smallest wild cats in South America, reaching a body length of 38 to 59 cm (15 to 23 in) with a 20 to 42 cm (7.9 to 16.5 in) long tail. [5]
The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg (15 and 34 lb) on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.
The Pantanal cat (Leopardus colocola braccatus) is a Pampas cat subspecies, a small wild cat native to South America. [1] It is named after the Pantanal wetlands in central South America, where it inhabits mainly grassland , shrubland , savannas and deciduous forests.
He recognized it as being a different species and, when other authorities on South American cats could not identify it, spent the next two decades researching the skin. [2] The final paper was published in June of 2023. [1] The red tigrina is classified as a member of the genus Leopardus, the small spotted cats of South America. [1]
Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding the domestic cat), green is the range of Pantherinae. Felidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is called a felid. [1] [2] The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic cats.
The genus Leopardus was proposed in 1842 by John Edward Gray, when he described two spotted cat skins from Central America and two from India in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. [8] The subgenus Oncifelis was proposed in 1851 by Nikolai Severtzov with the Geoffroy's cat as type species.
Leopardus guttulus, the southern tigrina or southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. [1] Taxonomy.
The margay is very similar to the larger ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in appearance, although the head is a little shorter, the eyes larger, and the tail and legs longer.It weighs from 2.6 to 4 kg (5.7 to 8.8 lb), with a body length of 48 to 79 cm (19 to 31 in) and a tail length of 33 to 51 cm (13 to 20 in).