Update on the distribution of the Andean cat Oreailurus jacobita and the
pampas cat Lynchailurus colocolo in Peru.
Pantanal cat or
pampas cat Leopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889) is a small-sized felid (2.4-4.0 kg) (Nascimento, unpublished data) found in the open biomes (Cerrado, Pantanal, Chaco, Beni savannas and Pampas) of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina (Garcia-Perea, 1994; Chebez et al., 2008; Chebez, 2009; Nascimento, 2010; Soljan et al., 2010; Barstow and Leslie, 2012; Queirolo et al., 2013a).
The pampas regions of Argentina and Uruguay, like our study area, have been heavily settled and grazed, which is suspected to have had a negative impact on
pampas cat populations (Garman, 1997; IUCN, 2013).
Wild populations of the Americas also include the ocelot, bobcat, lynx, margay,
pampas cat, mountain cat, tiger cat, jaguarundi, and Geoffrey's cat.
GARCIA-PEREA, R., 1994.- The
Pampas Cat Group (Genus Lynchailurus Severtzov, 1858) (Carnivora: Felidae), a Systematic and Biogeographic Review.
A half-brother to
Pampas Cat, who was third in the Chester Vase on only his second start earlier this season, he made a most encouraging debut at Haydock last month.
A half-brother to
Pampas Cat, who was third in the Chester Vase on only his second start earlier this season, hemade a most encouraging debut at Haydock last month.
OK, he and All The Aces pulled five lengths clear of
Pampas Cat, but you really would have wanted to lap those behind him.
PAMPAS Cat can provide the John Gosden team with further ammunition for the summer by winning the Bank of America Chester Vase on Thursday.
Pampas Cat won very nicely for John Gosden on his racecourse debut at Newmarket last month and could be a threat here if staying the extra two furlongs.