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Cat Name
Kodkod
Guiña
Chilean Cat
Chilean Cat
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Vulnerable
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Andean Cat
Geoffroy's Cat
Margay
Ocelot
Oncilla
Pampas Cat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Leopardus
Species: Leopardus guigna
Subspecies
Leopardus guigna guigna
Leopardus guigna tigrillo
Leopardus guigna tigrillo
Former/Disputed Classifications
Oncifelis guigna
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System