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Leopardus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Leopardus Gray
1993Leopardus Wilson and Reeder
2005Leopardus Wilson and Reeder
2006Leopardus Johnson et al. p. 74
2006Leopardus Salles et al. p. 8
2017Leopardus Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 46
2019Leopardus Albright et al. p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
genusLeopardusGray 1842

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Leopardus Gray 1842
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Leopardus colocolo Molina 1782 [pampas cat]
Leopardus geoffroyi d'Orbigny and Gervais 1844 [geoffroy's cat]
Leopardus guigna Molina 1782 [kodkod]
Leopardus guttulus Hensel 1872
Leopardus jacobita Cornalia 1865 [Andean mountain cat]
Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus 1758 [ocelot]
Leopardus tigrinus Schreber 1775 [oncilla]
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Felis pardinoides oncilla Wilson and Reeder 2005
Invalid names: Felis pardinoides Gray 1867 [synonym]
†Leopardus vorohuensis Berta 1983
Leopardus wiedii Schinz 1821 [margay]
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Invalid names: Felis amnicola Gillette 1976 [synonym], Felis elegans Lesson 1830 [synonym], Felis macroura Wied 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 3.16 kg Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 4.31 kg Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 3.47 kg Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 3.61 kg
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter17.70
humerus diameter18.60
radius diameter15.50
tibia diameter17.50

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Felis vorohuensis (13907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) L. amnicola (227368)
Pleistocene (glacial)2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) L. pardalis (140474)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) L. braccatus (92814)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.8 - 0.012USA (Florida) Felis amnicola (20419)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay L. pardalis (71325)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) L. pardalis (211638)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Felis pardalis (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) L. amnicola (79923)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) L. pardalis (136498)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) L. pardalis (71332 71335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Felis wiedii (20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) L. sp. (20604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) L. pardalis (212251) L. tigrina, L. pardalis (71313)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) L. tigrinus (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Mississippi) Felis amnicola (93342 93343 93347)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) L. pardalis (136420)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Felis pardalis (21686)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Felis pardalis (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Felis pardalis, Felis wiedii (21691)