Leopardus pardalis (carnivore)

Mass: 8.4 kg based on Konecny 1989, Mora et al. 2000, Richard-Hansen et al. 1999, and Servín et al. 2003

Diet: carnivore based on Silva-Pereira et al. 2011

Abundance: 0.06 to 42.86% (median 3.52%)

Latitudinal range: -27.2° to 30.9°

Habitats: (1), desert/xeric shrubland (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1), tropical/subtropical coniferous forest (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (20), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (27), tropical/subtropical savanna (6), tropical/subtropical wetland (1)

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Found in 58 samples

Argentina: Acambuco, Iguazú National Park (on roads)

Bolivia: Santa Rosa (control)

Brazil: Fazenda Sta Emília (acurí forest), Fazenda Cauaia (camera trapping), Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia (primary forest), Estrada do Porto (2005), Carlos Botelho State Park, Serra do Japi Biological Reserve (2006/2007), Serra do Japi Biological Reserve (2009/2010), Floresta Nacional Amapá (dry season), Floresta Nacional Amapá (wet season), Parque Estadual do Turvo (trail), Parque Estadual do Turvo (shelter), Humaitá Forest Reserve, Quedas do Rio Bonito Ecological Park (camera trapping), Reserva Natural Vale (year 1), Reserva Natural Vale (year 2), Reserva Natural Vale (year 3), Reserva Natural Vale (year 4), Iguaçu National Park, Purus Project, Formosa Military Training Area, Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Recanto das Antas, Terra do Meio Ecological Station I, Terra do Meio Ecological Station II, Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Land I, Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Land II, Sertão Veredas-Peruaçu mosaic

Colombia: Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali (forest), Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali (scrub), Palmar de Altamira (bosque), Palmar de Altamira (palmar 2009), Palmar de Altamira (palmar 2011-2012), Laguna del Petrolero, Otún Quimbaya Flora and Fauna Sanctuary (2010-1), Aguazuque Occupation 1

Costa Rica: San Juan–La Selva Biological Corridor, Pacuare Nature Reserve, Piedras Blancas National Park

Ecuador: Chorongo, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Marina y Costera Pacoche

Honduras: Rio Sikre

Mexico: La Reserva Natural Sierra Nanchititla, Estación Científica Las Joyas, Tolistoque (dry season), Tolistoque (rainy season), Abra-Tanchipa Biosphere Reserve (survey 1), Huasabas-Sahuaripa Region, Ajos, Sierra Region (secondary forest), Sierra Region (oil palm)

Panama: Ecoparque Panama

Peru: Los Amigos Conservation Concession (2005), Los Amigos Conservation Concession (2006), Querocoto (dry season), Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera del Cóndor National Park (2018), Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera del Cóndor National Park (2019)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass12500 kgN = 1Konecny 1989
♀ body mass8850 kgN = 1Konecny 1989
♀ body mass6800 kgN = 13Mora et al. 2000
♂ body mass7750 kgN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ body mass9400 kgN = 19Mora et al. 2000
♂ body mass8500 kgN = 13Mora et al. 2000
♂ body mass7400 kgN = 7Mora et al. 2000
body mass7800 kgN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
body mass11200 kgN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
body mass17000 kgN = 1Servín et al. 2003
♂ condylobasal length137 mmN = 1Allen 1910
♀ ear length56 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♀ ear length53 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ ear length50 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ ear length60 mmN = 1Sanderson 1949
ear length65 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
ear length75 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
ear length50 mmN = 1Servín et al. 2003
♀ head and body length720 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♀ head and body length740 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ head and body length680 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ head and body length860 mmN = 1Sanderson 1949
head and body length720 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
head and body length795 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ hind foot length160 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♀ hind foot length160 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ hind foot length160 mmN = 1Allen 1910
♂ hind foot length150 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ hind foot length155 mmN = 1Sanderson 1949
hind foot length155 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
hind foot length160 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
hind foot length210 mmN = 1Servín et al. 2003
♂ skull width103 mmN = 1Allen 1910
♀ tail length360 mmN = 1Allen 1910
♀ tail length400 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♀ tail length316 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ tail length340 mmN = 1Konecny 1989
♂ tail length395 mmN = 1Sanderson 1949
tail length350 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
tail length390 mmN = 1Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
tail length370 mmN = 1Servín et al. 2003
♀ total body length1170 mmN = 1Allen 1910
total body length1070 mmN = 1Servín et al. 2003
♀ upper tooth row length38 mmN = 1Allen 1910
♂ upper tooth row length43 mmN = 1Allen 1910

See also Leopardus, Leopardus colocolo, Leopardus emiliae, Leopardus geoffroyi, Leopardus guigna, Leopardus guttulus, Leopardus sp., Leopardus spp., Leopardus wiedii