Kodkod

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Kodkod[1]
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Faimily: Felidae
Genus: Leopardus
Species: L. guigna
Binomial name
Leopardus guigna
(Molina, 1782)
Kodkod range map
Synonyms

The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), cried güiña an aa, is the smawest cat in the Americas. It haes the smawest scowth o the Sooth American wild cats, bein foond maistly in central an soothren Chile an marginally in some airts o Argenteinie. In 2002, the IUCN classified the kodkod as Vulnerable as the tot effective population size mey be fewer nor 10,000 mature individuals, wi a declinin trend due tae habitat an prey base loss an persecution, an na subpopulation havin an effective population size mair nor 1,000 mature breedin individuals.[2]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. a b Acosta, G., Lucherini, M. (2008). "Leopardus guigna". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)