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Ocelot vs Oncilla

The ocelot is heavier: 11.9 kg against 2.25 kg for the oncilla, about 5.3 times the weight.

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Ocelot LCLeast Concern
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
Oncilla VUVulnerable
Photo: (c) Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a ocelot and a oncilla?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The ocelot is heavier: 11.9 kg against 2.25 kg for the oncilla, about 5.3 times the weight.
  • The ocelot is longer-lived: 24.8 years against 21.8 years for the oncilla, about 14% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Leopardus, so they are close relatives.
  • The ocelot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the oncilla is Vulnerable.

Side by side

OcelotOncilla
Scientific nameLeopardus pardalisLeopardus tigrinus
FamilyFelidaeFelidae
OrderCarnivoraCarnivora
Weight10.5 kg – 16 kg2.25 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan24.8 years21.8 years
Main foodacouchi, blue-and-yellow macaw, brachyura, capybara, common agouti, green iguana and 13 moreNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernVulnerable
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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