Biology:Garlepp's pampas cat

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Garlepp's Pampas Cat
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Leopardus
Species:
Subspecies:
L. c. garleppi
Trinomial name
Leopardus colocola garleppi
(Matschie, 1912)
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Synonyms

Garlepp's pampas cat (Leopardus colocola garleppi), also called the northern pampas cat, is a subspecies of the pampas cat. It has more recently been classified as a full species (Leopardus garleppi) within a pampas cat species complex. Garlepp's pampas cat is native to the central-western mountainous area of South America.[1][2][3]

Characteristics

Leopardus garleppi is a small wild cat with a brownish-grey forehead, orange speckles on the nape and crown, a dark brownish-grey stripe on the spine with some orange hairs sprinkled in, pale brownish-grey or yellowish-brown background color on the body with obvious rosettes of reddish-brown with an orangish-brown interior, and reddish-brown rings on the tail.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Garlepp's pampas cat lives in the Andes Mountains from Ecuador to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile .[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q96575311 entry