Summary ²

The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been classified as Endangered by IUCN because fewer than 2,500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jim Sanderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andean_cat_1_Jim_Sanderson.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopardus_jacobita

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• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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