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Download QR code; Print/export ... small and medium-sized cats Bay cat lineage Genus ... Southern and central regions of South America: Size: 43–88 cm (17 ...
The jaguarundi is a medium-sized cat of slender build. Its coloration is uniform with two color morphs , gray and red. It has an elongated body, with relatively short legs, a small, narrow head, small, round ears, a short snout , and a long tail, resembling mustelids in these respects.
The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg (15 and 34 lb) on average. It is native to the southwestern United States , Mexico , Central and South America , and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita .
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 category, out of 14 total.
The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and southern China. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, littoral and riparian areas with dense vegetation.
The margay is very similar to the larger ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in appearance, although the head is a little shorter, the eyes larger, and the tail and legs longer.It weighs from 2.6 to 4 kg (5.7 to 8.8 lb), with a body length of 48 to 79 cm (19 to 31 in) and a tail length of 33 to 51 cm (13 to 20 in).
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. All 21 extant species are found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans. Family: Dasypodidae (long-nosed armadillos) Subfamily ...
This is a list of extant species in the Felidae family, which aims to evaluate their size, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon.