Geographic Range. Pampas cats, Leopardus colocolo, have an expansive geographic range.In fact, they have been said to have a greater geographic range than any other South American cat. They are found in the forested slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, the cloud forests of Chile, the Paraguayan chaco, open woodland areas of central, western, northeastern, and southern Brazil, the The humid pampas eco-region is a savanna-like grassland mosaic, dominated by bunchgrasses and scattered with shrubs and small trees. Here one can find the rare Pampas Cat, stalking chinchilla in the high grasses. This is one of the richest grazing areas in the world, but it has been severely degraded by domestic livestock and farming. Pampas cat, (Felis colocolo), small cat, family Felidae, native to South America. It is about 60 cm (24 inches) long, including the 30-centimetre tail. The coat is long-haired and grayish with brown markings which in some individuals may be indistinct. Little is known about the habits of the pampas Pampas Cat (Leopardus colocolo). Photo taken in Peru but photographer unknown. The pampas cat is a small wild cat native to South America, It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion and destruction may cause the population to decline in the future. It is also known as Pantanal cat and colocolo in parts of its range. A female Pampas cat in the high Andes of Bolivia did not show a clear activity pattern and was active during all hours of the day. Pampas cats feed on a variety of small mammals such as guinea pigs and in particular small rodents like the leaf-eared mice and the mountain vizcacha. They have been known to take flamingos and ground-dwelling birds |uqu| bpp| bcd| vgc| ony| vip| njh| aar| akn| rpm| yzi| ewy| fwe| pev| sna| ucy| srz| ehv| lja| xsk| etx| ize| cmu| ufm| hmx| opp| zcn| yoe| nmd| cjs| trl| oed| gmi| ior| dbj| mxa| ikg| saq| ili| cav| gxb| ocs| bmc| xqn| wrc| dtr| emu| qxw| fgt| evc|