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Cat Name
Oncilla
Little Spotted Cat
Tiger Cat
Tiger Cat
Where They Live
Endangered Status
Vulnerable
Population Decreasing
Closest Relatives
Andean Cat
Geoffroy's Cat
Kodkod
Margay
Ocelot
Pampas Cat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Leopardus
Species: Leopardus tigrinus
Subspecies
Leopardus tigrinus guttulus
Leopardus tigrinus oncilla
Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides
Leopardus tigrinus tigrinus
Leopardus tigrinus oncilla
Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides
Leopardus tigrinus tigrinus
Updated July 2009
References: IUCN Red List and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System