leopardus

These species have now been moved into the genus Leopardus.

It is one of nine species in the genus Leopardus.

Today all major authorities place it in Leopardus.

All of the cats in Leopardus are spotted, lithe, and small, with the ocelot being the biggest.

Other inhabitants of the park include over a hundred bird species, capybara, and the also endangered Leopardus geoffroyi.

Exceptions include members of the genera Leopardus and Otocolobus.

The leopard skate (Rajella leopardus) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family.

The Margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a spotted cat native to the Americas.

But most disagreed with his definition, and until the beginning of the 20th century continued using Felis or Leopardus when describing leopard subspecies.

Young spectral bats may be predated by arboreal predators such as tree snakes, coatis and Leopardus cats.

Leopardus brachyurus was first described in 1862 by Robert Swinhoe based on two to three skins from Taiwan.

Rajella leopardus (Leopard skate)

Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

Arctosa leopardus (Sundevall)

Leopard grouper (Cephalopholis leopardus)

Pampas Cat (Leopardus pajeros)

Pseudacanthicus leopardus is a species of armored catfish endemic to Guyana where it occurs in the Rupununi River basin.

Felidae is the scientific name of the cat family, comprising Panthera, Acinonyx, Neofelis, Lynx and Leopardus.

The Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo) is a small spotted and striped cat native to the west Andean slope in central and northern Chile.

Genetic studies indicate that the genus Leopardus forms a distinct clade within the feline subfamily, and first evolved in South America around ten to twelve million years ago.

Today, few of these subspecies are recognised as being distinct, while the majority of species of small cats have been separated into their own genera, such as Leopardus and Puma.

A.D. Bartlett stated: "I have more than once met with instances of the male jaguar (F. onca) breeding with a female leopard (F. leopardus).

Notable species include the Texas Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) and Gulf Coast Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi cacomitli) feline species.

The ocelot's genus Leopardus consists of nine species similar to the ocelot, such as Geoffroy's cat and the margay, which are also endemic to South and Central America.

Predators include the mountain lion Puma concolor, South American gray fox Pseudalopex griseus, culpeo fox Lycalopex culpaeus and pampas cat Leopardus pajeros.