Leopardus jacobita

(Cornalia, 1865)

Andean Mountain 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

Cornalia, E. 1865. Descrizione di una nuova specie del genere: Felis. _Felis jacobita_ (Corn.). Memorie della Società Italiania di Scienze Naturali 1(1):1-9.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48504264

Original name as described

Felis jacobita

Other common names

Andean Cat · Mountain Cat · Andean Highland Cat

Type material

MSNM Ma 143

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Bolivia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed for gender agreement

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005999

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.

Felis jacobita

(Cornalia, 1865)

Family

Felidae

Root name

jacobita

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNM Ma 143

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48504264

Authority publication

Memorie della Società Italiania di Scienze Naturali

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Leopardus jacobitus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

jacobitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

538

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005:538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lynchailurus colocolo

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

Family

Felidae

Root name

colocolo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

512

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Leopardus jacobita

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Felidae

Root name

jacobita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #400000231

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15452/50657407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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