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Eastern tiger cat

Leopardus emiliae (Thomas, 1914)

Status not recordedmammals

The eastern tiger cat (Leopardus emiliae) is a species in the family Felidae, order Carnivora.

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Quick facts about the eastern tiger cat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the eastern tiger cat live?

Not recorded

Is the eastern tiger cat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the eastern tiger cat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyFelidae
  6. genusLeopardus
  7. SpeciesLeopardus emiliae (Thomas, 1914)

Synonyms Felis emiliae

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the eastern tiger cat

Other species in the same genus Leopardus.

LC, Least Concern
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)

Oncilla

Leopardus tigrinus

Felidae

NT, Near Threatened
Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

Margay

Leopardus wiedii

Felidae

LC, Least Concern
Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)

Kodkod

Leopardus guigna

Felidae

CompareEastern tiger cat vs OcelotEastern tiger cat vs OncillaEastern tiger cat vs MargayEastern tiger cat vs Kodkod

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the eastern tiger cat?

The eastern tiger cat (Leopardus emiliae) belongs to the family Felidae in the order Carnivora.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern tiger cat (Leopardus emiliae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-tiger-cat

MLA

“Eastern tiger cat (Leopardus emiliae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-tiger-cat.

BibTeX
@misc{eastern_tiger_cat_2026,
  title = {Eastern tiger cat (Leopardus emiliae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-tiger-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}