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Felids found in South America — members of the cat family that live in South America. Pages in category "Felids of South America" The following 14 pages are in this ...
Large swathes of South and Latin America, and Arizona in the United States Size : 110–170 cm (43–67 in) long, 44–80 cm (17–31 in) tail [ 84 ] Habitat : Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, savanna, and grassland [ 85 ]
The diversification of canids and felids in South America was partly a consequence of the inability of the continent's native avian and metatherian predators to compete effectively following the Great American Interchange. Suborder: Feliformia. Family: Felidae (cats) Subfamily: Felinae. Genus: Herpailurus. Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi ...
Felidae (/ ˈ f ɛ l ɪ d iː /) is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats.A member of this family is also called a felid (/ ˈ f iː l ɪ d /). [3] [4] [5] [6]
This included the immigration into South America of North American ungulates (including camelids, tapirs, deer and horses), proboscids (gomphotheres), carnivorans (including felids such as cougars, jaguars and saber-toothed cats, canids, mustelids, procyonids and bears) and a number of types of rodents.
The oncilla resembles the margay (L. wiedii) and the ocelot (L. pardalis), [3] but it is smaller, with a slender build and narrower muzzle. Oncillas are one of the smallest wild cats in South America, reaching a body length of 38 to 59 cm (15 to 23 in) with a 20 to 42 cm (7.9 to 16.5 in) long tail. [4]
The term maned wolf is an allusion to the mane of the nape. It is known locally as aguará guazú (meaning "large fox") in the Guarani language, or kalak in the Toba Qom language, lobo-guará in Portuguese, and lobo de crín, lobo de los esteros, or lobo colorado in Spanish.
Felids of North America (7 P) S. Felids of South America (14 P) Pages in category "Felids by region" This category contains only the following page.