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Andean cat
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Species : Oreailurus jacobita
The Andean cat, mountain cat is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Andean cat
A young / baby of a Andean cat is called a 'kitten'. The females are called 'queen' and males 'tom '. A Andean cat group is called a 'clowder, clutter, pounce, kindle (young), embarrassment (young),'.
Facts about the Andean cat
The Andean Cat is also known as the Andean Mountain Cat.
The population of the Andean Cat is unknown but it is probably low.
(Cat Specialist Group, 1996a; Garcia-Perea, 2002; Yensen and Seymour, 2000) Oreailurus jacobita is commonly mistaken for the pampas cat, Oncifelis colocolo, which is also found in the Andean mountains. (Full text)
Andean Cat The Andean Cat is a (Full text)
Description The Andean cat is considered to be the second most endangered wild cat in the world and perhaps the rarest South American felid; and yet is one of the least known cat species. (Full text)
The Andean Cat is also known as the Andean Mountain Cat. (Full text)
Org The Andean mountain cat (Oreailurus jacobita) is a small, little known inhabitant of the arid Andes highlands. (Full text)
The Andean cat is considered to be the second most endangered wild cat in the world and perhaps the rarest South American felid; and yet is one of the (Full text)
One special project has been the Andean mountain cat: (Oreailurus jacobita) is one of the five most endangered cats in the world and probably the rarest (Full text)
cat (Oreailurus jacobita) is considered a conservation priority by the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. (Full text)
Some people consider the cat dangerous to humans and domestic animals even though the Andean cat is only slightly larger than a domestic cat. (Full text)
The Andean Cat is not directly threatened by hunting and habitat loss like many other cats, but by the rapid decline of its main rodent prey- the Chinchilla and (Full text)
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