Leopardus

Leopardus pardalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feliformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Leopardus
Species (10): L. braccatus – L. colocolo – L. geoffroyi – L. guigna – L. guttulus – L. jacobita – L. narinensis – L. pajeros – L. pardalis – L. tigrinus – L. wiedii

Name

Leopardus J. E. Gray, 1842

Type species: Leopardus griseus Gray, 1842 (= Felis pardalis Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

• Dendrailurus Severtzov, 1858 (Type species: Felis strigilata Wagner, 1841)
• Lynchailurus Severtzov, 1858 (Type species: Felis pajeros Desmarest, 1816)
• Noctifelis Severtzov, 1858 (Type species: Felis guigna Molina, 1782)
• Oncifelis Severtzov, 1858 (Type species: Felis geoffroyi d’Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)
• Oncoides Severtzov, 1858 (Type species: Felis pardalis Linnaeus, 1758)
• Margay Gray, 1867 (Type species: Felis macroura Wied-Neuwied, 1823 (=  Felis wiedii Schinz, 1821)
• Pajeros Gray, 1867 (Type species: Pajeros pampanus J. E. Gray, 1867  =  Felis pajeros Desmarest, 1816)
• Pardalina Gray, 1867 (Type species: Pardalina warwickii J. E. Gray, 1867 (=  Felis geoffroyi d’Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)
• Pardalis Gray, 1867 (Type species: Felis pardalis Linnaeus, 1758)
• Oncilla Allen, 1919 (Type species: Felis pardinoides oncilla Thomas, 1903)
• Mungofelis Antonius, 1933 (Type species: Felis braccata Cope, 1889)
• Oreailurus Cabrera, 1940 (Type species: Felis jacobita Cornalia, 1865)
• Colocolo Pocock, 1941 (Type species: Felis colocola: Pocock, 1941 =  Felis jacobita Cornalia, 1865)
• Montifelis Schwangart, 1941 (Type species: Felis colocola Molina, 1782)
• Pseudolynx Schwangart, 1941 (Type species: Lynchailurus (Pseudolynx) kriegi Schwangart, 1941)

References

Primary references

• J. E. Gray, 1842. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10: 260.
• N. Severtzov, 1858. Notice sur la classification multisériale des Carnivores, spécialement des Félidés, et les études de zoologie générale qui s'y rattachent. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée, 2 Série, 10: 385–393.
• J. E. Gray, 1867. Notes on the Skulls of the Cats (Felidae). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867: 258–277.
• J. J. Allen, 1919. Notes on the synonymy and nomenclature of the smaller spotted cats of tropical America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 41: 358.
• W. von O. Antonius, 1933. Über Felis braccata Cope und andere Schönbrunner Kleinkatzen. Der Zoologische Garten, 6: 13.
• A. Cabrera, 1940. Notas sobre carnivoros sudamericanos. Notas del Museo de La Plata Zoologia, 5 (29): 16.
• R. I. Pocock, 1941. The examples of the Colocolo and of the pampas cat in the British Museum. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eleventh Series, 7: 269.
• F. Schwangart, 1941. Südamerikanische Busch-, Berg- und Steppenkatzen. Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse, Neue Folge, 49: 1–44.

Additional references

• A. L. Barstow, D. M. Leslie, Jr, 2012. Leopardus braccatus (Carnivora: Felidae). Mammalian Species, 44 (891): 16–25

Links

• Leopardus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Leopardus Gray, 1842 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Λεόπαρδος
English: American Spotted Cats
Esperanto: Leopardo
日本語: オセロット属
한국어: 호랑고양이속
polski: Ocelot
português: Leopardo
русский: Тигровая кошка
українська: Леопард

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