Leopardus pajeros

(A. G. Desmarest, 1816)

Southern Colocolo

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

Desmarest, A.G. 1816. CHAT, Felis. Pp. 73–139 in Société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome VI. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 570 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18033981

Original name as described

Felis pajeros

Other common names

Southern Pampas Cat

Type material

MACN-Ma 25843

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Santa Rosa, department Capital, province of La Pampa, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

split from L. colocola after being transferred back into the species

Taxonomy notes citation

Cossíos D., Lucherini M., Ruiz-García M. & Angers B. 2009. Influence of ancient glacial periods on the Andean fauna: the case of the pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo). BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 68. · Nascimento, F. O. D., Cheng, J., & Feijó, A. (2020). Taxonomic revision of the pampas cat Leopardus colocola complex (Carnivora: Felidae): an integrative approach. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. · 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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006001

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 pajeros crucina

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Felidae

Root name

crucinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.261

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980295

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Felis pajeros

(A. G. Desmarest, 1816)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pajeros

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 25843

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18033981

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Ihering (1911:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)

Felis pampanus

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pampanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MACN-Ma 25843

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533710

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Felis Pampa

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pampa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Leopardus pajeros

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

pajeros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Leopardus pajeros pajeros

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

pajeros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Leopardus colocolo pajeros

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Felidae

Root name

pajeros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leo brunneus

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Felidae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

1070

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375817

Authority publication

Jena

Felis Pampa

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pampa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

231

Authority publication

book

Felis pampa

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pampa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528998

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Felis pageros

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pageros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207663

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Payeros

(Burmeister, 1861)

Family

Felidae

Root name

payeros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

398

Authority publication

Halle

Felis passerum

(P. L. Sclater, 1872)

Family

Felidae

Root name

passerum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

700

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554638

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Felis passerum

(P. L. Sclater, 1872)

Family

Felidae

Root name

passerum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037817

Authority publication

London

Felis pajero

(Burmeister, 1879)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pajero

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

128

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Name usages

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

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