New Cat Species Bolivia
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A tiny wild cat that lives in Bolivia’s lush cloud forests has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time in more than a century that a new living feline species has been formally named and described.
Summary AI · cited
A new cat species has been identified in Bolivia.1
The cat is part of a group called tiger cats and was found in the Yungas cloud forest.1
This marks the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in over a century.1
The cat, called Tilcayo by local communities, measures about 18 inches long and weighs around 3 pounds.23
Researchers used genetic data to confirm the cat is a new species and named it Leopardus tilcayo.2
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Sources cited (4)
- New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century South China Morning Post, 17 Sep
- New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century The Hindu, 17 Sep
- New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century Al Jazeera, 18 Sep
- Little big cat is the first new feline species found in a century: Tiny Tilcayo is seen prowling around Bolivian cloud forest Daily Mail, 18 Sep
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, Red List tracking the status of species currently treats tiger cats as two “vulnerable” species with declining populations.
Scientists analysed DNA from 38 wild cats, including museum specimens and living animals, and found that what had long been treated as a single group of tiger cats actually represented several distinct species with separate evolutionary histories.
Researchers used genetic analysis to confirm the animal was a previously unknown species and named it Leopardus tilcayo, retaining its local name.
Scientists believe the tilcayo cat likely evolved from a common ancestor of "tiger cats" around 1.4 million years ago.
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- The newly identified cat measures about 18 inches long and weighs around 3 pounds, making it smaller than an average domestic cat.23
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“Its fur is light brown ... with irregularly shaped rosettes across its body,” said Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic Explorer and one of the authors of the study describing the newly identified species published on Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
Remains of small rodents in scat samples suggest they may form part of its diet, while camera-trap evidence indicates it could be more active at night, Nogales-Ascarrunz said.
“There are many undiscovered species out there in the world, and they are at risk of disappearing before we even discover them.”
'We never expected this Bolivian tiger cat to be a separate species, and no one had ever proposed it as a different animal, subspecies or otherwise,' Lescroart said.
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How it changed
- 17 Sep
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century.
- 18 Sep
Scientists still know relatively little about how the elusive cat lives.
Coverage 17 articles
18 Sep New cat species found, first in more than 100 years
Al Jazeera- 18 Sep Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century
Toronto Star - 18 Sep New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow
Al Jazeera - 18 Sep New cat species identified for the 1st time in a century
CBC 
18 Sep New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century
CBS News
18 Sep That Political Post May Be Paid For
The Dispatch
18 Sep DNA reveals new 3-pound wild cat species in Bolivia after a century
Times of India18 Sep New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
The Straits Times
18 Sep New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
Al Jazeera
18 Sep First new feline species in 100 years discovered in Bolivian forest
ABC News (US)
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18 Sep Little big cat is the first new feline species found in a century: Tiny Tilcayo is seen prowling around Bolivian cloud forest
Daily Mail
17 Sep New wild cat species discovered - with only one known living member
BBC
17 Sep New cat species identified for first time in 100 years — it’s 3 pounds and looks like a mini leopard
New York Post
17 Sep New cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a century
The Guardian
17 Sep New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
The Hindu
17 Sep New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
South China Morning Post
17 Sep New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
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