Garlepp's pampas cat

Garlepp's pampas cat, also called the northern pampas cat, is a subspecies of the pampas cat. It has more recently been classified as a full species within a pampas cat species complex. Garlepp's pampas cat is native to the central-western mountainous area of South America.

Characteristics

Leopardus garleppi is a small wild cat with a brownish-grey forehead, orange speckles on the nape and crown, a dark brownish-grey stripe on the spine with some orange hairs sprinkled in, pale brownish-grey or yellowish-brown background color on the body with obvious rosettes of reddish-brown with an orangish-brown interior, and reddish-brown rings on the tail.

Distribution and habitat

Garlepp's pampas cat lives in the Andes Mountains from Colombia to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile.