ocelot: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Leopardus pardalis • Felis pardalis

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Illustration of an ocelot (Felis or Leopardus pardalis) showing its slender body, yellowish coat with black spots and stripes, and a long tail, with a size scale above for reference.

A Leopardus tilcayo cat with a spotted coat walks alertly through leaf litter at the Senda Verde animal refuge in Bolivia, surrounded by blurred green foliage.

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).

parallel evolution of marsupial and placental mammals

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