The southern tigrina (Leopardus guttulus), also called the southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Reinhold Hensel described it in 1872 as Felis guttula from the forests of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, and for a long time it was treated as a subspecies of the oncilla. It was recognized as a distinct species in 2013, after genetic work showed that it does not interbreed with the oncilla population of northeastern Brazil. Its yellowish-ochre coat is patterned with open black rosettes, and an adult weighs roughly 1.9 to 2.4 kilograms. It lives in the Atlantic forest, in dense tropical and subtropical rainforest, deciduous and mixed pine forest, open savannah and beach vegetation, from central to southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, and it preys mostly on small mammals, birds and lizards. Where its range meets that of Geoffroy's cat in southern Brazil the two interbreed. Habitat loss, hunting, road kills and rodent poison are its main threats.
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Leopardus guttulus, the southern tigrina or southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
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Leopardus guttulus, the southern tigrina or southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
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Leopardus guttulus, the southern tigrina or southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
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Behaviour and ecology, diet
The southern tigrina preys mostly on small mammals, birds and lizards.
Distribution and habitat, habitat
It inhabits dense tropical and subtropical rainforests, deciduous and mixed pine forests, open savannahs, and beach vegetation.
Distribution and habitat, population
The population is roughly estimated to comprise around 6,000 mature individuals.
Threats, hunting
Today, the biggest threats to the southern tigrina include habitat loss and deforestation, hunting by local people, road kills, diseases spread from domestic dogs, and the use of rodent poisoning.
Threats, road kills
Today, the biggest threats to the southern tigrina include habitat loss and deforestation, hunting by local people, road kills, diseases spread from domestic dogs, and the use of rodent poisoning.
Threats, rodent poisoning
Today, the biggest threats to the southern tigrina include habitat loss and deforestation, hunting by local people, road kills, diseases spread from domestic dogs, and the use of rodent poisoning.
Threats, fur trade
During the fur trade, the southern tigrina was heavily exploited.
Characteristics, weight
An adult southern tigrina weighs between 1.9 and 2.4 kg (4.2 and 5.3 lb).
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Leopardus guttulus, the southern tigrina or southern tiger cat, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits dense tropical and subtropical rainforests, deciduous and mixed pine forests, open savannahs, and beach vegetation.
In Biome: Savanna, Distribution and habitat
It inhabits dense tropical and subtropical rainforests, deciduous and mixed pine forests, open savannahs, and beach vegetation.
In Ecosystem: Atlantic Forest, Distribution and habitat
in the Atlantic forest, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
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