Oncilla
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| Oncilla | |
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| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Leopardus |
| Species: | L. tigrinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leopardus tigrinus | |
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| Distribution of the Oncilla, 2016[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oncifelis tigrinus | |
The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat. Its range from Central America to central Brazil. Over this huge territory there are differences which some think should be subspecies.
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.[1]
Oncilla Media
A melanistic oncilla in a tree in Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
Oncillas are killed for their fur.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Leopardus tigrinus'. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T54012637A50653881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T54012637A50653881.en.
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.