πOncilla
The oncilla, also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 2.25 kg
- Body length
- 0.55 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 22 years
Everything we know about the Oncilla
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass2.25 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 2.25 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.55 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Brain mass27 gCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan22 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 22 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length6 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation76 daysCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 75 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 2COMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 1.5AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedestimatedCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l2.2 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
estimated = a model's estimate for a species nobody has measured; average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Oncilla yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderCarnivora
- βΊfamilyFelidae
- βΊgenusLeopardus
- βΊspeciesLeopardus tigrinus
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- familyFelidae
- genusLeopardus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- suborderFeliformia
- familyFelidae
- genusLeopardus
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