🐈Ocelot
The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita. Carl Linnaeus scientifically described it in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 11 kg
- Body length
- 0.87 m
- Shoulder height
- 0.45 m
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 28 years
Everything we know about the Ocelot
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass11 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Figures vary
- 8.8 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.87 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Shoulder height0.45 m0.4–0.5 m · typical rangenot statedDetails ↓Hide ↑
"Shoulder Height: 40-50 cm (~20 in)". Range-only; value is the midpoint. SDZWA fact-sheet table without inline attribution; the Mammalian Species account 548 (Murray & Gardner 1997) is paywalled and could not be verified directly. ADW (Kittel 2011) gives mass and length only.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) Fact Sheet: Physical Characteristics, https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/ocelot/characteristics · see citation
Brain mass66 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan28 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 28 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length8.25 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity1.9 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation80 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 77 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 2COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 2AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range5.08 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density0.17 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l11 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Ocelot yet: top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderCarnivora
- ›familyFelidae
- ›genusLeopardus
- ›speciesLeopardus pardalis
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- familyFelidae
- genusLeopardus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderFeliformia
- familyFelidae
- genusLeopardus
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