Andean mountain cat
leopardus jacobita latin

It was then that Jim Sanderson took up his quest to find the Andean mountain cat.

The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat.

Where its range overlaps with the Andean mountain cat in northwestern Argentina, it occurs at lower altitudes on average.

Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobitus)

Like snow leopards, the coat of an Andean mountain cat is silvery-grey in color, with a white underside and numerous dark spots and stripes.

In its fauna, there are tarucas, spectacled bears, vicuñas, pumas, foxes, vizcachas, weasels, Andean mountain cats, opossums, hog-nosed skunks, etc.

Other mammals include the Cougar, Andean Mountain Cat, Andean Fox, and the Andean Hairy Armadillo.

Also in this region are the fox, viscacha, Andean Mountain Cat, kodkod, and the largest flying bird in the New World, the Andean Condor.

Berry is the first Mew Mew to be infused with the DNA of two endangered species, the Andean Mountain Cat and the Amami Rabbit.

Within the genus, there appear to be two distinct evolutionary lineages; one leading to the Ocelot, Margay, and Andean Mountain Cat, and the other leading to the remaining species.

In comparison to their larger cousins which may have millions of dollars dedicated to conservation efforts, conservation efforts exist on budgets in the thousands for small wild felids like the Andean mountain cat.

Other animals include the Huemul, Cougar, Andean Mountain Cat, Camelids and, for birds, the Partridge, Parina, Huallata, and Coot.

The Andean mountain cat's preferred high-elevation montane habitat is fragmented by deep valleys, and its distribution is likely to be further localized by the patchy nature of colonies of its preferred prey, mountain viscachas (Lagidium spp).

There has been a substantial increase in research effort on the Andean mountain cat since Nowell and Jackson wrote that "it is not clear whether [its] apparent rarity is a natural phenomenon, is attributable to human actions, or is simply a misperception resulting from lack of observations".

While the Andean mountain cat's main prey is likely the mountain viscacha, it is also probable that mountain chinchillas were previously important prey of the Andean mountain cat before their populations were drastically reduced due to hunting for the fur trade.

The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is a small wild cat.

The Andean Cat Alliance (Alianza Gato Andino), AGA is a network of researchers and conservationists working to study and protect the andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) and its habitat in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.