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Pampas cat
Leopardus pajeros (Desmarest, 1816)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leopardus pajeros (Desmarest, 1816)
- Name authority
- (Desmarest, 1816)
- Common name
- Pampas cat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Leopardus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821
- suborderFeliformia Kretzoi, 1945
- familyFelidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilyFelinae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- genusLeopardus Gray, 1842
- speciesLeopardus pajeros (Desmarest, 1816)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leopardus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffroy's CatLeopardus geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kod-kodLeopardus guigna (Molina, 1782) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean Mountain CatLeopardus jacobitus (Cornalia, 1865) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern TigrinaLeopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Garlepp's Pampas CatLeopardus garleppi (Matschie, 1912) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Muñoa's Pampas CatLeopardus munoai (Ximénez, 1961) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Galeras CatLeopardus narinensis Ruiz-García, 2018 | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brazilian Pampas CatLeopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Central Chilean Pampas CatLeopardus colocola (Molina, 1782) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| OcelotLeopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MargayLeopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821) | FelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Felis pajeros Desmarest, 1816 Desmarest, 1816 | synonym |
| Leopardus pajeros pajeros (Desmarest, 1816) (Desmarest, 1816) | synonym |
| Leopardus colocolo pajeros (Desmarest, 1816) (Desmarest, 1816) | synonym |
| Leopardus colocola pajeros (Desmarest, 1816) (Desmarest, 1816) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=726255 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3T78C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.