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Clouded Tiger-Cat

Leopardus pardinoides

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 9, February 10, March 12, April 8, May 8, June 4, July 2, August 8, September 2, October 9, November 9, December 8.
Colombia89
Caldas30
Antioquia24
Cundinamarca20
Ecuador15
Peru11
San Martín11
Santander6
Imbabura5
Pichincha5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SolitaryLives alone except for matingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyFelids · Felidae
GenusAmerican Small Cats · Leopardus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Clouded Tiger-Cat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.