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Kodkod
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Species : Oncifelis guigna
This is one rare creature, and due to its rarity, almost nothing could be said about their reproduction, either captured or out in the wild. However, this much is known: a litter size could be from 2 to 3 young. A Kodkod is nocturnal, very arboreal, that is, they go to the trees when chased by the wild's predators, whichever it may be.
Food habits: they have been known to survive on birds and tiny mammals. Their favorite foods are birds and rodents. They may actually survive in eucalyptus plantations, as some findings assert. One solitary male exists (existed, if it is dead by now) in a zoo somewhere in Chile. Life expectancy is about eleven years, but that is an average.
The gestation lasts from 72 days all the way to 78. Litter could be from 1 to 3.
interesting fact: "Kodkod" could have initially referred to the Pampas cat (O colocolo). The latter was also referred to as Guigna by the Chile people.
The Chilean cat, kodkod is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Facts about the kodkod
Kodkod The Kodkod is a
Kodkods are the smallest wild felid in the western hemisphere, and rival the Black Footed Cat Felis nigripes and Rusty Spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus as the smallest felid in the world.
Like the Andean mountain cat Oreailurus jacobita, the tail of the Kodkod is very bushy, growing wider towards the tip.
Smaller in size, but similar in appearance to Geoffrey's Cat, the KodKod is a relatively mysterious South American wild cat, about which very little is known. (Full text)
Description and Behavior The kodkod is the smallest felid in the Americas, weighing an average of 2. (Full text)
StanUzbeck , on 1/6/2004 12:31:00 AM, said: Kodkods are really lame. (Full text)
The range of the kodkod is restricted to Chile and parts of Argentina and in having a body length of about 20 inches and weighing as little as 6 lb. (Full text)
Kodkod, Chilean catKodkods are particularly at risk of habitat loss as they have a restricted distribution. (Full text)
Kodkods are particularly at risk of habitat loss as they have a restricted distribution. (Full text)
Grey-brown/buff in colour, the kodkod is marked with round black spots with some streaking on the head and shoulders. (Full text)
Kodkods are marked with round blackish spots on upper and lower parts, with some black streaking on the head and shoulders. (Full text)
Physical Appearance The kodkod is the smallest felid in the western hemisphere. (Full text)
Melanistic Kodkods are also found. (Full text)
Melanistic (all-black) kodkods are common. (Full text)
The Kodkod (Oncifelis guigna) is a small wild cat found only in parts of Chile and Argentina. (Full text)
Subspecies: 2 The kodkod is the smallest cat in the Western Hemisphere. (Full text)
The kodkod is the smallest cat in the Western Hemisphere. (Full text)