oncilla
Sign in to saveThe oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.
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The oncilla is a small spotted wild cat found from Central America to Brazil that goes by several names, including the northern tiger cat and tigrillo. It is considered vulnerable to extinction primarily because forests where it lives are being cleared for agriculture and development.
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leopardus
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- Snethlage's Tigrina imported from iNaturalist photo 354017009 on 2 August 2024.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Vulnerable
- P7603
- Appendix I of CITES
- P9714
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The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.
In 2013, it was proposed to assign the oncilla populations in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina to a new species: the southern tiger cat (L. guttulus), after it was found that it does not interbreed with the oncilla population in northeastern Brazil.