Leopardus geoffroyi

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Leopardus
Species: Leopardus geoffroyi
Subspecies: L. g. euxantha – L. g. geoffroyi – L. g. leucobapta – L. g. paraguae – L. g. salinarum

Name

Leopardus geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)

Eponymy: in honour of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) who studied the cat and identified five subspecies.

Synonyms

Felis geoffroyi d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844: 40 (original combination)
Oncifelis geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)

References

Primary references

D'Orbigny, A. & Gervais, P. 1844. Mammalogie: Nouvelle espèce de Felis. Extraits des procès-verbaux des séances, Société philomathique de Paris 9: 40−41. BHL Reference page.
Nascimento, F.O. do 2014. On the morphological variation and taxonomy of the Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844) (Carnivora, Felidae) . Papéis avulsos de zoologia 54(11): 129–160. DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.11 . Reference page.

Links

Leopardus geoffroyi 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.
[1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I

Vernacular names

беларуская: Дзікі кот Жафруа
български: Котка на Жофроа
brezhoneg: Kazh Geoffroy
čeština: Kočka slaništní
Deutsch: Kleinfleckkatze
English: Geoffroy's Cat
español: Gato Montés Argentino o de Geoffroy
suomi: Vuorikissa
français: Chat de Geoffroy
italiano: Gatto di Geoffroy
日本語: ジョフロイネコ, ジョフロワネコ
Nederlands: Geoffroykat
norsk: Nattkatt
polski: Ocelot argentyński, Kot argentyński
português: Gato-do-mato-grande
русский: Дикий кот Жоффруа
svenska: Geoffroys katt
Türkçe: Geoffroy kedisi

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