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Cat Name
Ocelot
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Least Concern
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Andean Cat
Geoffroy's Cat
Kodkod
Margay
Oncilla
Pampas Cat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Leopardus
Species: Leopardus pardalis
Subspecies
Leopardus pardalis aequatorialis
Leopardus pardalis albescens (Texas)
Leopardus pardalis melanurus
Leopardus pardalis mitis
Leopardus pardalis nelsoni
Leopardus pardalis pardalis
Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis
Leopardus pardalis pusaeus
Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis
Leopardus pardalis steinbachi
Leopardus pardalis albescens (Texas)
Leopardus pardalis melanurus
Leopardus pardalis mitis
Leopardus pardalis nelsoni
Leopardus pardalis pardalis
Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis
Leopardus pardalis pusaeus
Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis
Leopardus pardalis steinbachi
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System