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| Barstow, A.L.; Leslie jr., D.M. | |
| _Leopardus braccatus_ (Carnivora: Felidae) | |
| 2012 Mammalian Species (44): 16-25 | |
_Leopardus braccatus_ (Cope, 1889) is a small felid - not much larger than a domestic house cat - commonly called the Pantanal cat. No comprehensive surveys have been conducted to determine how many _L. braccatus_ exist in the wild. It is found in humid, warm grasslands and wooded areas of extreme northwestern Argentina, southwestern and south- and north-central (newly reported ranges) Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Habitat loss and degradation are considered major threats throughout most of its range. It is uncommon in captivity and museum collections, listed with all _Felidae_ under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and considered ''Near Threatened'' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in the pampas cat group (= _L. colocolo_). |
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