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    Northern Tiger Cat

    Leopardus tigrinus

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraFelidae

    The northern tiger cat is a small spotted Leopardus. Older accounts used a broader tiger-cat concept, so biological descriptions and geographic records must be read alongside newer species boundaries.

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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 tigrinus
    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 tigrinus species
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    Physical traits

    A small, lightly built body carries dark spots and rosette-like markings.

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    Habitat and range

    Wooded habitats and covered landscapes are associated with tiger cats, but older broad-range accounts should not be used as precise maps for this narrower concept.

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    Diet and nutrition

    Small mammals and birds are reported prey. Detailed diet evidence remains uneven across populations.

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    Behavior and activity

    Both nighttime and daytime observations exist. Modern species limits require care when assigning older behavioral studies to this particular species.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia?, Paraguay?.

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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