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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyFelidae
- genusLeopardus
- 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
Relatives of the northern colocolo
Other species in the same genus Leopardus.

Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis

Oncilla
Leopardus tigrinus

Margay
Leopardus wiedii

Kodkod
Leopardus guigna

Geoffroy's cat
Leopardus geoffroyi

Tilcayo
Leopardus tilcayo
CompareNorthern colocolo vs OcelotNorthern colocolo vs OncillaNorthern colocolo vs MargayNorthern colocolo vs Kodkod
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the northern colocolo?
The northern colocolo (Leopardus garleppi) belongs to the family Felidae in the order Carnivora.
Sources and how to cite this page
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