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Northern colocolo

Leopardus garleppi (Matschie, 1912)

Status not recordedmammals

The northern colocolo (Leopardus garleppi) is a species in the family Felidae, order Carnivora.

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Quick facts about the northern colocolo

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 northern colocolo live?

Not recorded

Is the northern colocolo 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 northern colocolo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyFelidae
  6. genusLeopardus
  7. SpeciesLeopardus garleppi (Matschie, 1912)

Synonyms Felis colocolo crespoi, Felis pajeros garleppi, Leopardus colocola budini, Leopardus colocola garleppi, Leopardus colocola wolffsohni, Leopardus colocolo budini, Leopardus colocolo crespoi, Leopardus colocolo garleppi, Leopardus colocolo thomasi, Leopardus colocolo wolffsohni, Leopardus pajeros budini, Leopardus pajeros garleppi, Leopardus pajeros steinbachi, Leopardus pajeros thomasi, Lynchailurus pajeros steinbachi

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Bolivian Pampas catEnglish
  • Garlepp's Pampas catEnglish
  • Northern Pampas catEnglish
  • Peruvian Pampas catEnglish
  • Wolffsohn's colocoloEnglish
  • قط البامباس الشماليArabic
  • Garlepp-PampaskatzeGerman
  • Αγριόγατα της ΒολιβίαςGreek
  • Gato de GarleppSpanish
  • Chat de GarleppFrench
  • Gatto di GarleppItalian
  • Nordlig PampaskattNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gato-palheiro-do-desertoPortuguese
  • แมวการ์เลปป์Thai
  • Кіт ГарлеппаUkrainian
  • قط البامباس البوليفيArabic
  • Gato de las pampas del norteSpanish
  • Gato del desiertoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern colocolo

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

CompareNorthern colocolo vs OcelotNorthern colocolo vs OncillaNorthern colocolo vs MargayNorthern colocolo vs Kodkod

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the northern colocolo?

The northern colocolo (Leopardus garleppi) belongs to the family Felidae in the order Carnivora.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern colocolo (Leopardus garleppi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-colocolo

MLA

“Northern colocolo (Leopardus garleppi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-colocolo.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_colocolo_2026,
  title = {Northern colocolo (Leopardus garleppi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-colocolo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}