Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)

Kodkod Photograph by Lycaon.cl. License: GNU.

Description

The Kodkod is a small wild cat from South America. The body is buff or grey brown with round black spots. The head and shoulders has some black streaks, and the back of the ears are black with white spots. The tail has narrow black rings. All black cats are quite common. The Kodkod may a subspecies of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi).

Other Names

Guigna

Size

Total length: 58cm - 68cm.

Habitat

Kodkod are found in moist temperate forests of the southern Andes and coastal ranges up to the treeline (up to 2500m). Also found in secondary forest and shrub and in cultivated areas.

Food

eats small mammals and birds.

Breeding

Female cats produce a litter of two or three kittens.

Range

Argentina and Chile.

Conservation Status

The conservation status in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "vulnerable".

Classification Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Leopardus Species: guigna

Relatives in same Genus   Colocolo (L. colocolo)   Geoffroy's Cat (L. geoffroyi)   Andean Cat (L. jacobitus)   Pampas cat (L. pajeros)   Ocelot (L. pardalis)   Oncilla (L. tigrinus)   Margay (L. weidii)