ScienceNew cat species reportedly discovered in Bolivia
WION describes the find as the first new cat species discovered in over a century: a cat smaller than an average housecat, covered in leopard-like spots.
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Scientists have discovered a new cat species in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion, WION reports. Its proposed name is Leopardus tilcayo. The outlet describes it as smaller than an average housecat, with leopard-like spots, and says the discovery is the first of a new cat species in over a century.
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New cat species reportedly discovered in Bolivia
WION describes the find as the first new cat species discovered in over a century: a cat smaller than an average housecat, covered in leopard-like spots.
TLDR
Scientists have discovered a new cat species in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion, WION reports. Its proposed name is Leopardus tilcayo. The outlet describes it as smaller than an average housecat, with leopard-like spots, and says the discovery is the first of a new cat species in over a century.