A genus of small wild cats native to Central and South America, including the ocelot and margay, most species with a strikingly spotted or marbled coat pattern.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Andean Mountain Cat (Wikidata)
Source Clouded tiger cat (Wikipedia)
Source Geoffroy's Cat (Wikidata)
Source Kodkod (Wikidata)
Source Margay (Wikidata)
Source Oncilla (Wikidata)
Source Pampas Cat (Wikidata)
Source Leopardus guttulus (Wikipedia)
Source Tilcayo (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Leopardus (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
This genus is considered the oldest branch of a genetic lineage of small cats in the Americas whose common ancestor crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia to North America in the late Miocene.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Leopardus (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
This genus is considered the oldest branch of a genetic lineage of small cats in the Americas whose common ancestor crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia to North America in the late Miocene.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ318414, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life- Taxonomic Rank: Genus
- Scientific Name: Leopardus
- Member Species/Taxa Count: 14
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Leopardus
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 16
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Leopardus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Leopardus" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 3.6 ... "early_interval": "Piacenzian"
Wikidata: Leopardus
Wikidata Q318414, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Margay (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Margay, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)View the Source Geoffroy's Cat (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Geoffroy's Cat, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)View the Source Kodkod (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Kodkod, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)View the Source Andean Mountain Cat (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Andean Mountain Cat, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)View the Source Pampas Cat (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Pampas Cat, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)View the Source Oncilla (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Oncilla, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)View the Source Leopardus guttulus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Southern tigrina, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Southern tigrina, Lead
Leopardus guttulus, the southern tigrina or southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
Clouded tiger cat (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Clouded Tiger Cat, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Clouded Tiger Cat, Lead
The clouded tiger cat (Leopardus pardinoides) or clouded oncilla is a small spotted cat
Tilcayo (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tilcayo, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Tilcayo, Lead
is a species of small wild cat in the genus Leopardus native to Bolivia
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