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Mammals · Carnivora · Felidae
Andean Cat
Leopardus jacobita
Endangered
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The Andean cat is one of the least known and most threatened cats in the world. It lives among the rocks and scree of the puna and the high Andean steppe of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, where it depends largely on the mountain viscacha as its main prey. It has an ash-grey coat with reddish blotches and a thick, ringed tail almost as long as its body, which it uses as a counterweight when moving among the rocks. Its populations are small and highly fragmented.
Weight
3 kg – 5.5 kg
Size
57 cm – 85 cm
Diet
Carnivore
