External and skull morphology of the Andean cat and Pampas cat: new data from the high Andes of Argentina

Tellaeche, Cintia Gisele; Reppucci, Juan I.; Morales, Miriam Mariana; Vidal, Estela Maris Luengos; Lucherini, Mauro

doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyy065

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“…The cat's tail length ratio to the body length (58.1%) was slightly lower (60-75%) than those obtained of freeranging adult Andean Cats (Yensen & Seymour 2000;García-Perea 2002), and from skins (66-75%) of this species (Cossíos et al 2007). Its body measurements, however, were similar or within the ranges reported for the species (Yensen & Seymour 2000;García-Perea 2002;Tellaeche et al 2018). We report measurements of testis length of an Andean Cat for the first time.…”

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“…The Andean Cat was considered underweight on the evaluation I of its body condition, which may be related to its natural condition of being a wild subadult individual (García-Perea 2002), and a presumable fourday fasting period prior to its arrival at the Vesty Pakos Zoo. Subsequently, its body condition was judged ideal and within ranges of 4.0-5.8 kg recorded for the species by García-Perea (2002), Villalba et al (2004), and Tellaeche et al (2018). At the evaluation V, it was judged overweight, which was probably the effect of a low energy expenditure, and also by medical and nutritional care given during captive conditions.…”

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“…Morphometric parameters were obtained according to previous publications (Emmons 1999;García-Perea 2002;Yensen & Seymour 2000;Noss et al 2010;Tellaeche et al 2018) and our own elaborated guide (Table 1; Figure 1). On the first four evaluations, measurements and body weight were recorded, and on the fifth evaluation only body weight was obtained as the individual was on the way to being released.…”

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“…According to phylogenetic studies, the closest related species to the Andean Cat is the Pampas Cat Leopardus colocola (Johnson et al 2006), for which only isolated data on chemical immobilization, clinical parameters and haematology in one freeranging individual are available (Beltrán-Saavedra et al 2009). To date, morphometric information on Andean Cats is scarce, because most of the data correspond to measurements of museum skins, and just a few live individuals were measured (Pine et al 1979;Yensen & Seymour 2000;García-Perea 2002;Noss et al 2010;Tellaeche et al 2018).…”

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Anaesthetic, clinical, morphometric, haematological, and serum chemistry evaluations of an Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) before release in Bolivia

Beltrán-Saavedra¹,

Quiñajo²,

Ledezma³

et al. 2020

J. Threat. Taxa

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The Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita, one of the most rare and endangered feline species in the world, is distributed from central Peru to central Argentina. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health and morphometry of a subadult male Andean Cat that was rescued from wildlife trade in Bolivia and held captive for 165 days before being released back into its natural habitat. Physical immobilizations followed by anaesthesia using ketamine hydrochloride (KH) and xylazine hydrochloride (XH) were performed to obtain clinical, morphometric, haematological and serum chemical parameters. Physical immobilizations were efficient using capture nets. The combination of KH + XH had an average initial sedation effect within 12min with a range of 10–16 min after intramuscular application. Anaesthetic average plane lasted 41.7min with a range of 40–45 min and was extended to 64.5min (63–66 min range) with an addition of KH. The individual was underweight on arrival and gradually reached an ideal condition and was overweight before its release. Morphometry parameters showed that it grew during the captive period. It was released back into the wild when it was considered healthy. This is the first report of a protocol of physical and chemical immobilization, physiological values, and biometric variation of an Andean Cat under captive conditions.

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Anaesthetic, clinical, morphometric, haematological, and serum chemistry evaluations of an Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) before release in Bolivia

Beltrán-Saavedra¹,

Quiñajo²,

Ledezma³

et al. 2020

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“…The Andean cat is a medium-sized felid, weighing 4.0–5.8 kg [ 1 , 5 ] with mainly ash grey fur and brown-yellowish blotches distributed as vertical lines at both sides of the body (giving the appearance of continuous stripes). Its tail is characteristic; it is very long (66–75% of the head and body length), fluffy, thick and cylindrical, with six to nine wide rings of a dark brown to black color [ 1 ].…”

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New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships

Zapararte¹,

Napolitano

Sapaj-Aguilera³

et al. 2022

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The Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) is one of the most endangered and least known wild cat species in the Americas and the world in general. We describe new records of the Andean cat in the central Andes of Chile, in Parque Andino Juncal, obtained as part of a monitoring program conducted from December 2020 to May 2021 using eight trail cameras. The cameras were active for 135 days (sampling effort 1080 camera-trap days). We recorded Andean cats in two different cameras, corresponding to two independent events in January and March 2021, respectively (0.19% capture success). Our new records are relevant since they fill a gap on the species distribution map, specifically in the area located between the two previously identified evolutionarily significant units (ESU) (26–35° S) which has been prioritized by the Andean Cat Alliance (AGA). We highlight the relevance of private protected areas in ecosystems of high biodiversity and fragility such as Parque Andino Juncal and also of strategic private-social partnerships for successful collaborative efforts to monitor the presence of rare, elusive, and endangered species. Our next steps will be to collect scats from this newly identified site and conduct genetic analyses to determine whether these animals are part of previously identified ESUs or a yet unidentified potentially distinct ESU or MU requiring special conservation measures.

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Pleistocene extinction and geographic singularity explain differences in global felid ensemble structure

Morales

Giannini

2021

Evol Ecol

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Extant felids are hyper-carnivorous predators that originated in Asia c. 11 Mya and diversified in 8 distinct lineages, with 41 species surviving to the Recent. These species occupy almost every terrestrial habitat available in the four continental land masses they occupy and exhibit morphological and behavioral specializations to various locomotor styles and hunting modes. Today, distinct felid ensembles inhabit each continent and major biogeographic region. How the differential structuring of these ensembles was generated, and which evolutionary processes shaped these differences across ensembles, are key emerging questions. Using multivariate statistics, we analyzed a large dataset of 31 cranial and 92 postcranial linear variables describing shape and functional proxies of the entire skeleton of extant felids. We statistically demonstrate the existence of nine felid morphotypes at the global scale, whose occurrence is characteristic of different continental or biogeographic ensembles. Phylogenetically explicit analyses show that morphotypes from different felid lineages converged in different continents, but still ensembles remain distinct due to the fact that various morphotypes are missing in several of those ensembles. However, fossil evidence suggests that most of these missing morphotypes were represented by species from those territories that went extinct during the Quaternary. Furthermore, reconstructing the hypothetical felid ensembles before Pleistocene extinctions rendered the continental felid faunas remarkably more similar to each other than they presently are, leaving their remaining, relatively minor differences to outstanding geographic singularities of each continental land mass.

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External and skull morphology of the Andean cat and Pampas cat: new data from the high Andes of Argentina

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Anaesthetic, clinical, morphometric, haematological, and serum chemistry evaluations of an Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) before release in Bolivia

Anaesthetic, clinical, morphometric, haematological, and serum chemistry evaluations of an Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) before release in Bolivia

New Records of the Andean Cat (Leopardus jacobita) in the Central Andes of Chile: Filling Gaps in the Distribution Range through Private-Social Partnerships

Pleistocene extinction and geographic singularity explain differences in global felid ensemble structure

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