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Pampas Cat[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Felidae
Genus:
Leopardus
Species:
L. pajeros
Binomial name
Leopardus pajeros
(Desmarest, 1816)

The Pampas Cat (Leopardus pajeros) is a small feline from the Pampas area of Argentina and Chile.[1] Until recently it was considered a subspecies of the Colocolo.[1]

Subspecies

The following are subspecies of the Pampas Cat:[1]

  • Leopardus pajeros pajeros
  • Leopardus pajeros budini, Argentina
  • Leopardus pajeros garieppi, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia
  • Leopardus pajeros steinbachi
  • Leopardus pajeros thomasi, Ecuador

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 538–539. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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