Pampas cat  (Leopardus colocolo)

Range

Occurs in south-western South America, in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina (2). The presence of this species in south Colombia is also suspected (6).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

As its name suggests, the pampas cat is typically associated with the pampas, or open grasslands. However, it also occurs in thorn forest and scrub, open woodlands, cloud forests, floodplains, swampy areas and semi-arid cold deserts. It has been reported to occur up to altitudes of 4,800 metres (2). One habitat it does not occur in is lowland rainforest (3).

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