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<p>71.2.164.18: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = pink<br /> | name = Geoffroy's Cat&lt;ref name=msw3&gt;{{MSW3 Wozencraft| pages = 538}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | status = NT<br /> | trend = down<br /> | status_system = iucn3.1<br /> | status_ref = &lt;ref name=msw3&gt;{{IUCN2006|assessors=Cat Specialist Group|year=2002|id=15310|title=Oncifelis geoffroyi|downloaded=09 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | image = Salzkatze.jpg<br /> | image_width = 230px<br /> | regnum = [[Animal]]ia<br /> | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]<br /> | classis = [[mammal|Mammalia]]<br /> | ordo = [[Carnivora]]<br /> | familia = [[Felidae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Leopardus]]''<br /> | species = '''''L. geoffroyi'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Leopardus geoffroyi''<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[d'Orbigny]] &amp; [[Paul Gervais|Gervais]], [[1844]])<br /> | synonyms = *''Oncifelis geoffroyi''<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Geoffroy's Cat''' (''Leopardus geoffroyi'') is probably the most common wild [[Felidae|cat]] in [[South America]]. It is about the size of a [[domestic cat]]. Its 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, its coat are grayish. [[Melanism]] is quite common both in the wild and in captivity.<br /> <br /> Geoffroy's Cat primarily preys on [[rodent]]s, small [[lizard]]s, [[insect]]s, and occasionally [[frog]]s and [[fish]]; it is at the [[apex predator|top]] of the [[food chain]]. Although it appears to be plentiful, some conservationists are concerned because Geoffroy's Cat is hunted extensively for its pelt.<br /> <br /> Geoffroy's Cat weighs only about 4-8 pounds and has a long tail and long legs. There have been attempts to breed this cat with domestic cats, but with very little success. 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.<br /> <br /> The species inhabits the [[Andes]], [[Pampas]] (scrubby forest parts), and [[Gran Chaco]] landscape.<br /> <br /> ==Named after==<br /> The Geoffroy's Cat is named after the 19th century French zoologist Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire who identified Geoffroy's Cat as a different species when he studied his work as a professor of zoology in Paris, France.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * Pollard, Michael (2003) ''The Encyclopedia of the Cat''<br /> <br /> {{commons|Oncifelis geoffroyi}}<br /> {{wikispecies|Oncifelis geoffroyi}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cats]]<br /> [[Category:Mammals of South America]]<br /> [[Category:Fauna of Bolivia]]<br /> [[Category:Fauna of Chile]]<br /> [[Category:Fauna of Peru]]<br /> [[Category:Fauna of Uruguay]]<br /> [[Category:Fauna of Paraguay]]<br /> [[Category:Fauna of Argentina]]<br /> <br /> [[br:Kazh Geoffroy]]<br /> [[bg:Котка на Жофроа]]<br /> [[cs:Kočka slaništní]]<br /> [[de:Kleinfleckkatze]]<br /> [[eo:Oncifeliso salmarĉa]]<br /> [[fr:Chat de Geoffroy]]<br /> [[nl:Geoffroykat]]<br /> [[no:Nattkatt]]<br /> [[pl:Kot argentyński]]<br /> [[pt:Gato-do-mato-grande]]<br /> [[fi:Vuorikissa]]<br /> [[sv:Geoffroys katt]]<br /> [[tr:Geoffroy kedisi]]</div>

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