New Pampas cat Leopardus colocola (Molina, 1782) (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) records for the Chaco ecoregion raise questions on the distribution and population status of this felid in Argentina

CUYCKENS, GRIET; LUCHERINI, MAURO; NANNI, SOFÍA; BARRI, FERNANDO; CASTRO, LUCILA; GIORDANO, ANTHONY

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Pensoft Publishers

Año: 2020 vol. 16 p. 729 - 735

Leopardus colocola (Molina, 1782) is a poorly known small felid distributed throughout a large portion of South America, reported as extinct in the Pampas of Argentina, and absent from a large portion of the Argentine Dry Chaco. We compiled data from the field and collections to report new presence records of this species from the Dry Chaco of Argentina, which update the distribution of this felid in the region. We discussed the need of further assessments for the species distribution in the light of ongoing land-use changes in the area.