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Pampas cat
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General information
Universe Real Life
Aliases Pampas ocelot
Classification Leopardus colocola
Species type Cat
Homeworld Earth
Environment Grasslands
Shrublands
Dry forests
Intelligence Non-sapient
Biochemistry Carbon-based
Biological information
Lifespan Wild: 9 years
Captivity: 13-16+ years
Reproduction Sexual, viviparous
Average height 30-35 cm (12-14 in) at shoulder
Average weight 3-4 kg (6.6-9 lbs)
Average length Head-body: 46-75 cm (18-30 in)
Tail: 23–29 cm (9.1–11.4 in)
Locomotion Quadrupedal
Feeding behavior Carnivorous
Prey Guinea pigs
Viscachas
Tinamous
Leaf-eared mice
Flamingos
Goats
Chickens
Carrion
Predators Domestic dog
Humans
Lineage information
Cultural information
Sociocultral characteristics
Scientific taxonomy
Planet Earth
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
Infrakingdom Bilateria
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Placentalia
Superorder Laurasiatheria
Order Carnivora
Suborder Feliformia
Family Felidae
Subfamily Felinae
Genus Leopardus
Species L. colocola
Other information
Status Near Threatened
Creator God (debated)

The Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) is a small cat native to Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and possibly far southwestern Colombia. It is named after the Pampas, but occurs in grassland, shrubland, and dry forest at elevations up to 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

It has traditionally been included in the colocolo (L. colocolo), but was split primarily based on differences in pelage color/pattern and cranial measurements. The split is not supported by genetic work, leading some authorities to maintain it as a subspecies of the colocolo. Confusingly, when the colocolo includes the Pampas cat and Pantanal cat as subspecies, the "combined" species is sometimes referred to as the Pampas cat.

The Pampas cat is currently classified as "Near Threatened" in the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion and destruction may cause the population to decline in the future

Pampas cats have not been studied much in the wild and little is known about their hunting habits. There have been reports of the cat hunting rodents and birds at night, and also hunting domestic poultry near farms

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