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