Kodkod vs Ocelot
The ocelot is heavier: 11.9 kg against 5.16 kg for the kodkod, about 2.3 times the weight.
Photo: Mauro Tammone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a kodkod and a ocelot?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The ocelot is heavier: 11.9 kg against 5.16 kg for the kodkod, about 2.3 times the weight.
- The ocelot is longer-lived: 24.8 years against 11.3 years for the kodkod, about 2.2 times the lifespan.
- Both belong to the genus Leopardus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Kodkod | Ocelot | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Leopardus guigna | Leopardus pardalis |
| Family | Felidae | Felidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 5.16 kg | 10.5 kg – 16 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 11.3 years | 24.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | acouchi, blue-and-yellow macaw, brachyura, capybara, common agouti, green iguana and 13 more |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.