Andean mountain cat - Wikipedia
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. [2] It is traditionally considered a sacred animal by indigenous Aymara and Quechua people. [3]
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The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes. It is regarded as one of the world’s most endangered wild cats and perhaps South America’s rarest felid, yet, as far as cat species go, it is amongst the least known.
Leopardus jacobitus (Andean mountain cat) - ADW
Andean cats (Oreailurus jacobita) inhabit the Andean mountain region of southern Peru and Bolivia to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina. The restricted range of Andean cats may be due to their specialized predation on mountain chinchillas and mountain viscachas, which also have a narrow habitat range in the high Andes mountains.
Andean Cat - International Society for Endangered Cats (ISEC) …
The Andean cat occurs mainly in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, the north of Chile and northern Argentina up to 5,000 m. Recently it has been found outside the Andes, in the Patagonian steppe and scrub habitats at much lower altitudes (as low as 650 m).
Meet the Andean Mountain Cat - Felidae Conservation Fund
2022年1月10日 · Andean mountain cats (Leopardis jacobitus) were identified and described as a unique species in 1865, but were so rare and difficult to observe in their rough terrain that they remained unphotographed until 1997. And even then, this famously evasive cat has only been sighted about ten times in the last 25 years!
Andean Mountain Cat - Felidae Conservation Fund
The Andean mountain cat is one of the least known felids in South America. It is extremely rare, with a very small distribution. Scientific Designation: Leopardus jacobita; Endangered Status: Endangered (EN) Lifespan: Unknown; Length: 95-130 cm
Andean mountain cat: one of the world's most endangered ...
2023年2月23日 · The Andean cat is the Iconic Species of the Andean Mountain Grasslands Bioregion (NT5). The small Andean cats — not much bigger than a house cat — are only found in the rocky arid and semi-arid zones of the Andes where valleys of patchily distributed rock walls are the preferred habitat.
Andean Cat Alliance - Wildlife Conservation Network
The Andean cat is one of the rarest and least-known cats in the world. It lives high in the Andes Mountains and Patagonian steppe, where food is scarce and weather conditions are extreme. Find out more.
Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus Jacobita) - Wild Cats World
The Andean Mountain Cat is the most endangered small wild cat of America. The body length ranges from 57 to 64 centimetres (22 to 25 inch), the tail length is 41 to 48 cm (16 to 19 inch), the shoulder height is about 36 cm (14 in) and the body weight is 5.5 kilograms (12 lb).
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The Andean cat is one of the most threatened wildcats in the world. Its unique adaptations to the arid landscape transform the species in a perfect ambassador for biodiversity conservation of earth´s last wild places: the high Andes and northern Patagonia.