| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Leopardus was named by Gray (1842). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Felis by Cabrera (1958).
It was assigned to Felinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005), Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017); and to Felidae by Wilson and Reeder (1993), Salles et al. (2006) and Albright et al. (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Felis by Cabrera (1958).
It was assigned to Felinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005), Johnson et al. (2006) and Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017); and to Felidae by Wilson and Reeder (1993), Salles et al. (2006) and Albright et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Leopardus Gray |
| 1993 | Leopardus Wilson and Reeder |
| 2005 | Leopardus Wilson and Reeder |
| 2006 | Leopardus Johnson et al. p. 74 |
| 2006 | Leopardus Salles et al. p. 8 |
| 2017 | Leopardus Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 46 |
| 2019 | Leopardus Albright et al. p. 170 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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
show all | hide all
Leopardus braccatus Cope 1889
Leopardus colocolo Molina 1782 [pampas cat]
Leopardus geoffroyi d'Orbigny and Gervais 1844 [geoffroy's cat]
Leopardus geoffroyi salinarum Thomas 1903
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]
hide
Felis pardinoides oncilla Wilson and Reeder 2005
Invalid names: Felis pardinoides Gray 1867 [synonym]
†Leopardus vorohuensis Berta 1983
Leopardus wiedii Schinz 1821 [margay]
hide
Leopardus wiedii glaucula Thomas 1903
Leopardus wiedii pirrensis Goldman 1914
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
| estimate | equation | reference |
|---|---|---|
| 3.16 kg | Mammalia femur diameter | Gingerich 1990 |
| 4.31 kg | Mammalia humerus diameter | Gingerich 1990 |
| 3.47 kg | Mammalia tibia diameter | Gingerich 1990 |
| mean: 3.61 kg | ||
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| femur diameter | 1 | 7.70 | |||||
| humerus diameter | 1 | 8.60 | |||||
| radius diameter | 1 | 5.50 | |||||
| tibia diameter | 1 | 7.50 |
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, 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
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 Pliocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Felis vorohuensis (13907) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | L. amnicola (227368) | |
| Pleistocene (glacial) | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | L. pardalis (140474) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | L. braccatus (92814) | |
| Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Felis amnicola (20419) | |
| Lujanian | Uruguay | L. pardalis (71325) | |
| Lujanian | Argentina (Corrientes) | L. pardalis (211638) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Felis pardalis (20491) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Brazil (Piaui) | L. pardalis (71332 71335) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Felis wiedii (20636) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Georgia) | L. sp. (20604) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | L. amnicola (79923) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | Brazil (Bahia) | L. pardalis (136498) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (glacial) | Brazil (Bahia) | L. pardalis (136420) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Mississippi) | Felis amnicola (93342 93343 93347) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) | L. tigrinus (148309) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Bahia) | L. pardalis (212251) L. tigrina, L. pardalis (71313) | |
| Holocene | Peru | Felis pardalis (21689) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Felis pardalis, Felis wiedii (21691) | |
| Holocene | Venezuela (Guarico) | Felis pardalis (21686) |