#andean cat

[annuskabriar]

south america! the three tiger cats seem to be a recent taxonomical addition, but different ones have also been called other names such as southern and northern tiger cats and oncillas! the print is available on etsy here and as a sticker pack here

[dusky-doe]

An Andean Mountain cat! This species is super ahrd to study, and we don't know a lot about them! They are chilling way up high in the andes mountains.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Conservationists are working to reintroduce the Scottish wildcat but face a massive numerical deficit and challenge. Lessons can be learned from its near demise, such as not waiting to conserve species until its nearly too late, the Scottish Rewilding Alliance’s Richard Bunting says.

Image by Charlie Marshall via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Small cats face big threats: Reasons to save these elusive endangered species

Researcher Philip Muruthi believes the serval (Leptailurus serval) could be an ambassador for African grasslands. With the ability to jump up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) in the air, it helps control small mammal populations in its habitat. “Serval cat ecotourism is another possibility,” Muruthi says. “They can be hard to spot, but when you see one in the wild, you never forget it."

Image courtesy of Nancy Lewis/African Wildlife Foundation.

Like their big cat cousins, small cat species can have strong cultural ties to human communities. Anthony Gerardo Pino Charaja of the Andean Cat Alliance explains that in countries like Peru, the Andean cat was long closely linked spiritually to the protection of livestock such as alpacas and llamas and was also designated as a deity of water.

Image courtesy of Andean Cat Alliance.

Clouded leopards prey upon a range of species including wild pigs and ungulates, helping control forest populations.

Image by Charlie Marshall via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

[board-bites]

moodboard for @thelostmountain! sorry I accidentally deleted your request when going to answer it but still here's your board :)

(they requested an andean cat moodboard with eerie winter and mountain themes!)

Requests are open!

[brose1229]

Day 6: Andean cat

@kitsumeo

[ethereal-hollow]

A kity

You want to donate to save this endangered species so bad: https://donate.wildnet.org/?fund=Andean_Cat

[ceropegia]

https://twitter.com/Reforestemos_/status/1675598466570133506?s=20

Andean cat and Andean kitten, strolling along a mountain path in the Cordillera de Santiago. Slightly squeaky.

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #Caturday:

Ceramic bottle modeled in the form of a standing feline, decorated with resist-painted motif. Gallinazo style (aka Virú culture), NW Peru, Early Intermediate Period, c. 200 BCE - 600 CE. Spotted at the American Museum of Natural History NYC.

PS: this vessel may depict the Peruvian subspecies of Pampas Cat aka Northern Colocolo (Leopardus colocola garleppi). The Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobita) is also often suggested, but their range is more southern and higher elevation than where the Virú were? Also note the stripier legs on the Colocolo similar to the ceramic:

[lazer-t]

Just added 12 new designs to my mini stamp-style stickers!

There are now a total of 20 different variations available! I will probably be adding even more in the future.

More stickers

[amber-tortoiseshell]

Phylogenetic wild cat tournament - FINAL

Panthera, ocelot, bay cat, lynx, leopard cat, domestic cat, puma and caracal lineages

Family: Felidae - THE BEST CAT

Genus: Panthera, Neofelis, Leopardus, Catopuma, Pardofelis, Lynx, Prionailurus, Otocolobus, Felis, Herpailurus, Puma, Acinonyx, Caracal & Leptailurus

My followers have a type, I think.

Snow leopard

Andean mountain cat

[jadeseadragon]

Repost @alianza_gato_andino

"A rare glimpse of a mother Andean cat guiding her kitten through the rocky terrain, captured on camera trap footage in the high Andes above Santiago, Chile.

Living high in the Andes Mountains, these small but mighty cats are one of the most threatened cats in the Americas, facing threats from habitat loss and climate change. Alianza Gato Andino @alianza_gato_andino is working to protect these endangered wildcats through research, education, and conservation efforts across Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru."

[leah2eroes]

pushing open the door like I'm a cowboy in a western. hiya! theriotype assignment? for petplay i generally see myself as a tuxedo cat if that helps!! :3

you're a British shorthair cat (Felis catus) !!

(i found one with tuxedo-like colouring :3)

[thelostmountain]

I made another andean mountain cat kin/therian mood board :> original

[fallowyrm]

wait are you still doing requests? :3 could you do an andean mountain cat? - @thelostmountain

for you! 🏔

[little-cat-showdown]

[ID: a photo of an Andean mountain cat and a black-footed cat. the Andean mountain cat is a small gray cat with dark stripes down its back and rusty spots on its sides. the black-footed cat is a small tawny cat with black stripes and spots and tabby-like facial markings. the photo is focused on the cat's face, showing its mouth open and eyes scrunched up in a yell or a yawn. end ID]

Andean mountain cat fun fact: Scientists don't know much about the Andean mountain cat because only two have been able to photograph and observe it in the wild! (Source: bigcatrescue.org)

Black-footed cat fun fact: The black-footed cat is known as the world's deadliest cat! It succeeds at approximately 60% of hunts (Source: africageographic.com)

[crowneprince]