Leopardus geoffroyi

(d'Orbigny & P. Gervais, 1844)

Geoffroy's Cat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Leopardus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, 1844, 40

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31084919

Original name as described

Felis geoffroyi

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-298, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-299, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-300

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-298 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-299 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-300

Type locality

banks of the Rio Negro, Patagonia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes citation

Lescroart, J., Bonilla-Sánchez, A., Napolitano, C., Buitrago-Torres, D. L., Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Pulido-Santacruz, P., ... & Eizirik, E. (2023). Extensive phylogenomic discordance and the complex evolutionary history of the Neotropical cat genus Leopardus. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(12), msad255.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005996

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pardalina warwickii

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Felidae

Root name

warwickii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.5.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9733bce5-c4ec-441a-b81b-8156da31f6ac

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533707

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis pardoides

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pardoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.10.17.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6199170-4865-46ab-86f8-706ed29ad702

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533843

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Oncifelis geoffroyi paraguae

(Pocock, 1940)

Family

Felidae

Root name

paraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1871.3.3.6

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

351

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Felis salinarum

(O. Thomas, 1903)

Family

Felidae

Root name

salinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.10

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29992993

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Oncifelis geoffroyi leucobaptus

(Pocock, 1940)

Family

Felidae

Root name

leucobaptus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.12.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

351

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Oncifelis geoffroyi euxanthus

(Pocock, 1940)

Family

Felidae

Root name

euxanthus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1934.9.2.27

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

352

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Felis geoffroyi

(d'Orbigny & P. Gervais, 1844)

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-298, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-299, MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-300

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-298 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-299 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-300

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31084919

Authority publication

Société Philomatique de Paris. Extraits des procès-verbaux des séances

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Ihering (1911:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oncifelis geoffroyi, forma argentea

(Schwangart, 1941)

Family

Felidae

Root name

argenteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 1930 Nr. 134, ZSM 1930 Nr. 135, ZSM 1930 Nr. 136

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leopardus geoffroyi euxanthus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

euxanthus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus geoffroyi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15310/50657011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leopardus geoffroyi geoffroyi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus geoffroyi leucobaptus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

leucobaptus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leopardus geoffroyi paraguae

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

paraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus geoffroyi salinarum

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

salinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Oncifelis geoffroyi

(O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006)

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

513

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Leopardus Himalayanus

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Felidae

Root name

himalayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729645

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Geoffroyi

(d'Orbigny, 1844)

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

pl. 13 (fig. 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544159

Authority publication

Paris

Felis (Oncifelis) geoffroyi

(Severtzov, 1858)

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

386

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis guigna

(Mivart, 1881)

Family

Felidae

Root name

guigna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

410

Authority publication

The Cat

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis tigrina

(Larrañaga, 1923)

Family

Felidae

Root name

tigrina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Montevideo

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis geoffroyi mac-donaldi

(Marelli, 1932)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macdonaldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Memorias del Jardín Zoológico de La Plata

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Oncifelis geoffroyi, forma flava

(Schwangart, 1941)

Family

Felidae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis geoffrohi

(Ximénez, Langguth, & Praderi, 1972)

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffrohi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo

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