Leopardus narinensis
Ruiz-García in Ruiz-García, Pinedo-Castro, & Shostell, 2023
Nariño Cat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Feliformia |
| Infraorder | : Feloidea |
| Family | : Felidae |
| Subfamily | : Felinae |
| Genus | : Leopardus |
Species status
Authority citation
Ruiz-García, M., Pinedo-Castro, M. and Shostell, J.M. 2023-06-15. Morphological and genetics support for a hitherto undescribed spotted cat species (genus Leopardus; Felidae, Carnivora) from the southern Colombian Andes. Genes 14(1266):1-21.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14061266Original name as described
Leopardus narinensis
Type material
IAvH ID 5857
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Galeras Volcano, Nariño Department (Colombia) (1°13'43.8" N; −77°21'3" W), 3100 m above sea level."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia
Taxonomy notes
recently described, although there is evidence that the species may be synonymous with L. tigrinus; we tentatively retain the species here
Taxonomy notes citation
Ruiz-García, M., Pinedo-Castro, M., & Shostell, J. M. (2023). Morphological and Genetics Support for a Hitherto Undescribed Spotted Cat Species (Genus Leopardus; Felidae, Carnivora) from the Southern Colombian Andes. Genes, 14(6), 1266. · Astorquiza, J. M., Noguera-Urbano, E. A., Cabrera-Ojeda, C., Cepeda-Quilindo, B., González-Maya, J. F., Eizirik, E., ... & Ramírez-Chaves, H. E. (2023). Distribution of the northern pampas cat, Leopardus garleppi, in northern South America, confirmation of its presence in Colombia and genetic analysis of a controversial record from the country. Mammalia, 87(6), 606-614.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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