ScienceLeopardus tilcayo reportedly described as a new wild cat species in Bolivia
A post says the cat comes from Bolivia’s Yungas forests, weighs about 1.4 kg and is smaller than a domestic cat.
TLDR
According to the post, scientists described Leopardus tilcayo in Current Biology in September 2026 as a new wild cat species from Bolivia’s Yungas forests. The post gives its weight as about 1.4 kg and calls it the first living cat species formally described since 1923.
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Leopardus tilcayo reportedly described as a new wild cat species in Bolivia
A post says the cat comes from Bolivia’s Yungas forests, weighs about 1.4 kg and is smaller than a domestic cat.
TLDR
According to the post, scientists described Leopardus tilcayo in Current Biology in September 2026 as a new wild cat species from Bolivia’s Yungas forests. The post gives its weight as about 1.4 kg and calls it the first living cat species formally described since 1923.