Leopardus colocolo Molina 1782 (pampas cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combinations: Felis colocolo, Leopardus colocola
Belongs to Leopardus according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006
See also Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser 2017
Sister taxa: Leopardus braccatus, Leopardus geoffroyi, Leopardus guigna, Leopardus guttulus, Leopardus jacobita, Leopardus pardalis, Leopardus tigrinus, Leopardus vorohuensis, Leopardus wiedii
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 7.70, humerus diameter 8.60, radius diameter 5.50, tibia diameter 7.50
Estimated body mass: 3.61 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leopardus colocolo in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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