Pantanal cat
| Pantanal cat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Leopardus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. c. braccatus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Leopardus colocola braccatus Cope, 1889
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| Synonyms | |
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Leopardus braccatus | |
The Pantanal cat (Leopardus colocola braccatus) is a Pampas cat subspecies, a small wild cat native to South America. It is named after the Pantanal wetlands in central South America, where it inhabits mainly grassland, shrubland, savannas and deciduous forests.