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Andean Mountain Cat

Mammals

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
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Leopardus jacobita 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Leopardus, Taxa
Source Andean Mountain Cat (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Row for Leopardus jacobitus, Diet-Inv to Diet-PlantO columns
Quote, Row for Leopardus jacobitus, Diet-Inv to Diet-PlantO columns
Leopardus jacobitus Felidae 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.
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3. 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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