Leopardus guttulus

Leopardus guttulus

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: Leopardus guttulus

Name

Leopardus guttulus (Hensel, 1872)

• Holotype:
• Type locality: “Rio Grande do Sul”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Felis guttula Hensel, 1872 : 73 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Hensel, R.F. 1872. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Säugethiere Süd-Brasiliens. Abhandlungen der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1872: 1–130, 3 pls. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.15736 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Trigo, T.C., Schneider, A., de Oliveira,T.G., Lehugeur, L.M., Silveira, L., Freitas, T.R.O. & Eizirik, E. 2013. Molecular data reveal complex hybridization and a cryptic species of Neotropical wild cat. Current Biology 23(24): 2528–2533. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.046
• O'Brien, S.J. & Koepfli, K.-P. 2013. Evolution: A new cat species emerges. Current Biology 23(24): R1103-R1105. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.074

Links

• IUCN: Leopardus guttulus  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Νότια τιγρογαλή
English: Southern Tigrina, Southern Tiger Cat, Southern Little Spotted Cat
日本語: サザンタイガーキャット
português do Brasil: Gato-do-mato-pequeno

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