Andean Tiger Cat (scientific name: Leopardus jacobita) is also known as Andean Cat, and has no subspecies.Andean tiger cats have sharp eyesight and hearing, are good at jumping and running between steep rock walls, and feed on rodents, birds, and reptiles. They feed on rodents, lizards, insects, bir...
The long-tailed tiger cat (scientific name: Leopardus wiedii) is also known as Margay in foreign languages. It is a large tiger cat with 11 subspecies.The long-tailed tiger cat lives alone and is active at night. They are good tree climbers and can live their entire lives in trees, traversing them t...
Ocelot (scientific name: Leopardus pardalis) is also known as Ocelot in English. There are 10 subspecies.Ocelots are mostly active at night and are territorial. Their hunting methods are similar to those of most cats. They are also good at swimming and climbing trees. However, their climbing skills...
The Oncilla (scientific name: Leopardus tigrinus) has three subspecies. It is one of the smallest wild cats in South America and the smallest in the genus Oncilla. It is very similar to the Oncilla in all other aspects. The all-black Oncilla accounts for about 1/5 of the total number.The tabby cat i...
The South American tiger cat (scientific name: Oncifelis guigna) is also known as Kodkod in English. It is the smallest cat in America and has two subspecies.The South American tiger cat is mainly single and territorial. Its hunting style is similar to that of most cats. It is good at climbing and i...
Geoffroy's Cat (scientific name: Leopardus geoffroyi) is called Geoffroy's Cat in foreign language. There are 5 subspecies.Geoffroy's Cat is a solitary and secretive nocturnal walker, and it will come out at dawn and dusk. It is a typical arboreal animal, and often looks for food on the...
Pampas Cat (scientific name: Leopardus colocolo) is also known as Pampas Cat, with 8 subspecies.Pampas Cat is mainly active at night, is an expert climber, very ferocious, and very agile. It mainly preys on small mammals, mainly rodents and guinea pigs, but also catches ground-dwelling birds and eve...
The Iriomote cat, scientific name Felis iriomotensis (P.b.iriomotensis), is a subspecies endemic to Okinawa, Japan. In the local dialect, the Iriomote cat is called "Yamamaya" (cat in the mountains), "Pingumaaya" (cat that escaped) and "Yamapicalaya", which shows that t...
Flat-headed Cat (scientific name: Prionailurus planiceps), also known as Flat-headed Cat, or simply Flat-headed Cat, is a small wild cat with no subspecies.Flat-headed ocelots appear at dusk and dawn, and hunt at night or dawn. They mainly prey on frogs, fish and crustaceans, and also catch rats and...
Rusty-spotted cat (scientific name: Prionailurus rubiginosus), also known as Rusty-spotted Cat, or simply Rusty-spotted cat, is a very small wild cat with two subspecies.Rusty-spotted cats are small, agile, and active. They are nocturnal animals. They mostly sleep in their dens during the day and co...
Fishing cats are slightly larger than domestic cats, with shorter tails, about half the length of their bodies.Fishing cats and leopard cats both belong to the genus Leopard Cat, and they are closely related. Their body markings have many similarities, so people often mistake fishing cats for leopar...