Pantanal cat
species of mammal
The Pantanal cat (Leopardus braccatus or Leopardus colocolo braccatus or Lynchailurus braccatus)[1] is a wild cat that lives in South America.[1][2][3] Scientists say it is related to the pampas cat, and it might be the same species.[4]
| Pantanal cat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Leopardus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. c. braccatus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Leopardus colocola braccatus Cope, 1889
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| Synonyms | |
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Leopardus braccatus | |
This cat has black legs and long, thick fur.[4] It has two subspecies, Leopardus braccatus braccatus and Leopardus braccatus munoai.[2]
This cat lives in grassy places[4] in many parts of South America.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Crasso Paulo Bosco Breviglieri; Mariela C. Castro; Douglas Ribeiro; Lúcio de Oliveira e Souza; J.H.P. Dias; Felipe Montefeltro (2018). "First confirmed records of the Pantanal Cat, Leopardus colocola braccatus (Cope, 1889), in the state of São Paulo, Brazil". Check List. 14 (4): 699–703. doi:10.15560/14.5.699. S2CID 73609632. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leopardus braccatus". ITIS. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Pantanal Cat: Leopardus braccatus". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: The named reference
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