Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia

The oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) is the smallest and one of the more cryptic and little known wild felids species found in the Neotropics. Leopardus tigrinus has a discontinuous distribution from Costa Rica and Panamá, through Colombia and Ecuador in high elevation areas, with...

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Main Authors: Andrés Arias-Alzate, Juan D. Sánchez-Londoño, Sebastian Botero-Cañola, José F. González-Maya
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Language:English
Published: Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología (SCMas) 2014-12-01
Series:Mammalogy Notes
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Online Access:https://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/40
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author Andrés Arias-Alzate
Juan D. Sánchez-Londoño
Sebastian Botero-Cañola
José F. González-Maya
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Juan D. Sánchez-Londoño
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description The oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) is the smallest and one of the more cryptic and little known wild felids species found in the Neotropics. Leopardus tigrinus has a discontinuous distribution from Costa Rica and Panamá, through Colombia and Ecuador in high elevation areas, with some records in the Cordillera of Mérida in Venezuela (evidence from three specimens from the NMNH) down to eastern Brazil, Bolivia and northern Argentina
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spelling doaj.art-2a567872c66d4da59c3cacd4f28d2fa32022-12-22T03:26:58ZengSociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología (SCMas)Mammalogy Notes2382-37042014-12-01124510.47603/manovol1n2.4-540Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, ColombiaAndrés Arias-Alzate0Juan D. Sánchez-Londoño1Sebastian Botero-Cañola2José F. González-Maya3Proyecto de Conservación de Aguas y Tierras, ProCAT Colombia/InternacionalGrupo de Mastozoología Universidad de Antioquia y Programa de Biología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia. Grupo de Mastozoología Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaProyecto de Conservación de Aguas y Tierras, ProCAT Colombia/InternacionalThe oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) is the smallest and one of the more cryptic and little known wild felids species found in the Neotropics. Leopardus tigrinus has a discontinuous distribution from Costa Rica and Panamá, through Colombia and Ecuador in high elevation areas, with some records in the Cordillera of Mérida in Venezuela (evidence from three specimens from the NMNH) down to eastern Brazil, Bolivia and northern Argentinahttps://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/40oncilla
spellingShingle Andrés Arias-Alzate
Juan D. Sánchez-Londoño
Sebastian Botero-Cañola
José F. González-Maya
Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
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oncilla
title Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
title_full Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
title_fullStr Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
title_short Recent confirmed records of the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
title_sort recent confirmed records of the oncilla leopardus tigrinus in the department of antioquia colombia
topic oncilla
url https://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/40
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