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Little Spotted Cat



         


Little Spotted Cat
Status: Lower Risk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Felidae
Genus:Binomial name
Leopardus tigrinus
(Schreber, 1775)

The Little Spotted Cat (Leopardus tigrinus, sometimes Oncifelis tigrinus or Felis tigrina) is also known as Oncilla, Tigrillo or Tiger Cat. It is a close relative of the ocelot and the margay; its habitat is the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. The Little Spotted Cat is a nocturnal animal, which hunts for rodents and birds.

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