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Southern oncilla

Leopardus guttulus (Hensel, 1872)

Status not recordedmammals

The southern oncilla (Leopardus guttulus) is a species in the family Felidae, order Carnivora.

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Quick facts about the southern oncilla

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 southern oncilla live?

Not recorded

Is the southern oncilla 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 southern oncilla classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyFelidae
  6. genusLeopardus
  7. SpeciesLeopardus guttulus (Hensel, 1872)

Synonyms Felis guttula, Leopardus tigrinus guttulus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Atlantic forest oncillaEnglish
  • Atlantic forest tiger-catEnglish
  • Southern little spotted catEnglish
  • Southern tiger catEnglish
  • Southern tigrinaEnglish
  • Suidelike Tier-KatAfrikaans
  • قط الببر الجنوبيArabic
  • Südliche OncillaGerman
  • Νότια ΤιγρόγαταGreek
  • caucelSpanish
  • Oncille du sudFrench
  • MbaracayáGuarani
  • déli tigrismacskaHungarian
  • Gatto tigre del sudItalian
  • サザンタイガーキャットJapanese
  • 남방호랑고양이Korean
  • Sørlig TigerkattNorwegian Bokmål
  • Zuidelijke TijgerkatDutch
  • Gato-do-matoPortuguese
  • южная тигринаRussian
  • แมวออนซิลลาใต้Thai
  • Кіт тигровийUkrainian
  • 南方虎貓Chinese
  • Brasilianische TigerkatzeGerman
  • Südliche OzelotkatzeGerman
  • Südliche TigerkatzeGerman
  • Νότια τιγρογαλήGreek
  • gato tigreSpanish
  • tigrilloSpanish
  • tiricaSpanish
  • Chat tigre du sudFrench
  • chat-tigre du sudFrench
  • Mbaracayá-miúGuarani
  • ミナミジャガーネコJapanese
  • Gato-do-mato-pequenoPortuguese
  • Gato-tigre-do-sulPortuguese
  • Южная тигровая кошкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern oncilla

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

CompareSouthern oncilla vs OcelotSouthern oncilla vs OncillaSouthern oncilla vs MargaySouthern oncilla vs Kodkod

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern oncilla?

The southern oncilla (Leopardus guttulus) 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). Southern oncilla (Leopardus guttulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-oncilla

MLA

“Southern oncilla (Leopardus guttulus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-oncilla.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_oncilla_2026,
  title = {Southern oncilla (Leopardus guttulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-oncilla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}