Geoffroy's Cat
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Oncifelis Species: O. geoffroyi
Binomial name
Oncifelis geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844)

The Geoffroy's cat is probably the most common wild cat in South America. It is about the size of a domestic cat. Their fur has black spots, but the background color varies from region to region; in the north, a brownish yellow coat is most common. Farther south, their coats are grayish. Melanism is quite common both in the wild and in captivity. This article explains how to read a taxobox. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1806x1383, 363 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oncifelis Geoffroys Cat Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Near Threatened (NT) is an conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Animalia redirects here. ... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... I smoke weed im growing a blue penis dude#REDIRECT penises are cool ... Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora IPA: (from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 placental mammals. ... Subfamilies Felinae Pantherinae Acinonychinae Machairodontinae (extinct) The Felidae family includes lions, tigers, domestic cats, and other felines as its members. ... Species Oncifelis colocolo Oncifelis geoffroyi Oncifelis guigna Categories: Substubs | Felines ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines dOrbigny (September 6, 1802 - June 30, 1857) was a great French naturalist. ... Paul Gervais (September 26, 1816 - February 10, 1879) was a French palaeontologist. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus Schreber, 1775 For alternative meanings see cat (disambiguation). ... Melanistic Eastern Grey Squirrel in Toronto, Canada. ...

The Geoffroy's cat primarily preys on rodents, small lizards, insects, and occasionally frogs and fish; they are at the top of the food chain. Although they appear to be plentiful, some conservationists are concerned because the Geoffroy's cat is hunted extensively for its pelt. Food chains, food webs and/or food networks describe the feeding relationships between species in a biotic community. ...

Geoffroy's cat facts: Only about 4-8 pounds, has a long lail and long legs. Also, there has been attempts to breed this cat with domestic cats, but very little success. Also, pregnant females appear to take extra care in choosing where they give birth to their kittens. Geoffroy's cat kittens develop very quickly and at about 6 weeks they are fully mobile.

The species inhabits the Andes, Pampas (scrubby forest parts), and Gran Chaco landscape. The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ... The pampas (from Quechua for plain) are the fertile lowlands that extend across c. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco (Quechua chaqu, hunting land), dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland region of the Río de la Plata basin, divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in...

Named after

The Geoffroy's Cat is named after the 19th century French zoologist Etienne Geoffroy Sait-Hilaire who identified Geoffroy's Cat as a different species when he studied his work as a professor of zoology in Paris, France.

References

• Cat Specialist Group (2002). Oncifelis geoffroyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened

Also: Thank you "The Encyclopedia of the Cat" by Micheal Pollard Copyright Parragon 1999 2003 Barnes&Noble Books for more info. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...