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Garcia Esponda, C.M.; Carrera, J.D.; Moreira, G.J.; Cazon, A.V.; de Santis, L.J.M.
Microvertebrados depredados por _Leopardus pajero_ en el sur de la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina
2009 Mastozoologia Neotropical (16): 455-457
The Pampas cat (_Leopardus pajeros_) is a small South American felid with a broad geographic distribution; in spite of this, little is known about its biology. Based on fecal analysis, we present data on microvertebrates preyed upon by the Pampas cat in southern Mendoza province, Argentina. Feces were assigned to this felid species by bile-acid analysis. _Leopardus pajeros _preyed mainly upon rodents (92% of all microvertebrate prey); lizards and birds constituted the remainder prey surveyed. Most rodents were represented by cricetids, followed in importance by tuco-tucos (_Ctenomys_).
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