First report on the Geoffroy´s cat in a highly modified rural area of the Argentine Pampas

CASTILLO, DIEGO; LUENGOS VIDAL, ESTELA; LUCHERINI, MAURO; CASANAVE, EMMA

Cat News

IUCN, CAT SPECIALIST GROUP

Lugar: Bougy, Switzerland; Año: 2008 vol. 49 p. 27 - 28

1027-2992

Although the ecological data obtained from protected areas showed a certain degree of flexibility in the Geoffroy?s cat Leopardus geoffroyi foraging and spatial behaviour, it was not clear to what extent this species is capable of surviving in the highly modified Pampas grassland or whether this ecoregion should be excluded from this cat?s current range. We report here the first data about the Geoffroy?s cat from an unprotected farming area in the Pampas of central Argentina.