TIGER CAT, LITTLE SPOTTED CAT, ONCILLA Leopardus tigrinus Variously known as the tiger cat, little spotted cat, tigrina or the oncilla, this species ranges from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and possibly north Peru. It is found in cloud and humid lowland forest as high as 1000 metres in altitude. This species has never been studied in the wild, and there is little understanding of its habitat requirements, density, and coexistence with other small cats. Closely related to the ocelot and margay, the oncilla has only 36 chromosomes. Most of the other cats have 38. These species have all been considered to be members of the Felis genus. Wozencraft (1993) in his latest review of cat taxonomy placed them all in the genus Leopardus. Subspecies Three subspecies of the oncilla have been described: East Venezuela to northeast Brazil - L. t. tigrina East central Brazil to northern Argentina - L. t. guttula
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:26:36 +0000
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