kodkod
leopardus guigna latin

The kodkod has a small head, large feet, and a thick tail.

Genetic studies have shown that Geoffroy's cat is most closely related to the kodkod.

Along with the kodkod, the former members of Oncifelis were the colocolo and Geoffroy's cat.

However, unlike the Kodkod, the Colocolo is not associated with the highly threatened temperate rainforests found in the region.

Further south still, in the Valdivian forests of Chile, a population of smaller animals exist, including the pudú and the kodkod.

Mammal species include the Cougar, Coypu, Chilla and Kodkod.

The local mammals in the area are mainly pumas, culpeos, chillas, the quique (kind of weasel) and the kodkod (wild cat).

Members of the Oncifelis were the Colocolo, Geoffroy's Cat and the Kodkod.

Felinine is excreted by selected Felidae species including bobcats, Chinese desert cats, the kodkod, and domestic cats.

The kodkod was formerly considered a member of the genus Oncifelis, which consisted of three small feline species native to South America.

The major threat to the kodkod is logging of its temperate moist forest habitat, and the spread of pine forest plantations and agriculture, particularly in central Chile.

Among them are the cougar, Kodkod, Lesser Grison, Chilla Fox, American mink, Coypu, Pudú and Chilean Huemul.

Like most other small cats, the Colocolo was formerly included in the genus Felis, but together with the Geoffroy's Cat and Kodkod some have placed it in Oncifelis instead.

The largest species in Leopardus is the Ocelot; most of the other species resemble domestic housecats in size, with the Kodkod (L. guigna) being the smallest cat in the Americas.

Some of the endangered Fauna that can be seen in The Las Vertientes - Private Nature Reserve include monito del monte, southern pudú, Puma, kodkod and the Magellanic Woodpecker.

The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), also called guiña, is the smallest cat in the Americas and also has the smallest distribution, being found primarily in central and southern Chile and marginally in adjoining areas of Argentina.

At times it has been placed in the separate genus Oncifelis, together with the kodkod and colocolo, but it is now more commonly placed in Leopardus, a larger genus of small South American cats, which also includes the ocelot.

In the southern portion of the park (Queulat mountain pass), wildlife includes mammals such as Pudú, Kodkod, and a variety of birds species including Chucao Tapaculo, Chilean Pigeon, Magellanic Woodpecker, Black-throated Huet-huet and Thorn-tailed Rayadito.

Whether the Colocolo will receive a higher rating if the Pantanal and Pampas Cats are treated as separate species is unclear, but it may be Endangered, and its range is smaller than that of the Kodkod, rated as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

In 2002, the IUCN classified the kodkod as Vulnerable as the total effective population size may be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a declining trend due to habitat and prey base loss and persecution, and no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than 1,000 mature breeding individuals.

Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)

The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), also called guiña, is the smallest cat in the Americas and also has the smallest distribution, being found primarily in central and southern Chile and marginally in adjoining areas of Argentina.