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    Geoffroy’s Cat

    Leopardus geoffroyi

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraFelidae

    Geoffroy’s cat is a small spotted felid of southern South America. It uses a wider range of environments than a forest-only image of small wild cats might suggest.

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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyFelidae
    8. GenusLeopardus
    9. SpeciesLeopardus geoffroyi
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Feliformia suborder
    25. Felidae family
    26. Felinae subfamily
    27. Leopardus genus
    28. Leopardus geoffroyi species
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    Physical traits

    Dark spots cover a relatively small body, with coat background and markings varying geographically.

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    Habitat and range

    Grasslands, scrub, woodlands and wet or seasonally flooded landscapes can provide suitable habitat.

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    Diet and nutrition

    Small mammals are important prey, with birds and other small vertebrates taken where available.

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    Behavior and activity

    It is primarily a ground-based hunter but can climb. Trees may serve as resting places and routes through the landscape.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay.

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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