The Andean mountain cat is a small wild cat native to the high Andes. It has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Felidae, Taxa Source Wikipedia: Andean mountain cat
Source Andean Mountain Cat (Wikidata)
In Biome
Puna, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Leopardus jacobitus (Andean cat)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row for Leopardus jacobitus, Diet-Inv to Diet-PlantO columns
Leopardus jacobitus Felidae 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mammal table, Leopardus jacobitus row, BodyMass-Value 8133.78 g
Leopardus jacobitus Felidae 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 8133.78
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Andean mountain cat
- Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I
Introduction
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild.
Child Taxon Of: Felidae, Lead
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild.
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Leopardus jacobitus (Andean cat)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyBehavior
Andean cats are thought to be primarily nocturnal
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Pelts of these animals are occasionally seen in South American fur markets
In Biome: Puna, Habitat
Andean cats are only known from the arid to semi-arid regions of the high Andes mountains
View the Source 4. Andean Mountain Cat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q213047 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Leopardus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q318414 (Leopardus)
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