Leopardus guigna

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Kodkod

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

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Felis Guigna

Other common names

Guigna

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Valdivia, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005997

Country distribution map

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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.

Felis guigna molinae

(Osgood, 1943)

Family

Felidae

Root name

molinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:24369

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3ef5a72e-a5c9-4a6d-bfc7-2331a50026d0

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778095

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Felis Guigna

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Felidae

Root name

guigna

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Hensel (1872:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37365)
  6. Lahille (1899:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Felis Tigrillo

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Felidae

Root name

tigrillo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

470

Authority publication

Solothurn

Felis gigna

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

gigna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523777

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Leopardus guigna

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

guigna

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 #15311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15311/50657245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leopardus guigna guigna

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

guigna

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 guigna tigrillo

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

tigrillo

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)

Felis guiña

(R. A. Philippi, 1870)

Family

Felidae

Root name

guina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7081994

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Oncifelis santacrucensis

(Artayeta, 1950)

Family

Felidae

Root name

santacrucensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nahuel Huapí

Name usages

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

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