ScienceNew wildcat species reportedly identified in Bolivia’s cloud forests
Researchers reportedly identified Leopardus tilcayo, a spotted wildcat weighing 1.5–2 kg, through genome analysis of 38 individuals.
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Researchers reportedly identified Leopardus tilcayo in Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests. The small spotted wildcat is said to have diverged from related species about 1.4 million years ago and to be the first entirely new living cat species formally described since 1923.
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New wildcat species reportedly identified in Bolivia’s cloud forests
Researchers reportedly identified Leopardus tilcayo, a spotted wildcat weighing 1.5–2 kg, through genome analysis of 38 individuals.
TLDR
Researchers reportedly identified Leopardus tilcayo in Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests. The small spotted wildcat is said to have diverged from related species about 1.4 million years ago and to be the first entirely new living cat species formally described since 1923.