Are Andean mountain cats dangerous?
Although you would never get the chance to test whether an Andean Mountain cat is dangerous or not because they live in a very remote place and there are so few of them, I...
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Andean mountain cat (2022)
Overview This article is over 4 pages. There is a link to each page at the base of the page. The page has been refreshed for 2022. The Andean mountain cat (aka ‘Andean cat’)...
Andean mountain cat ecology and behavior
This small wild cat species, which looks like a domestic cat, lives in high, rocky, treeless areas in the Andes feeding on viscachas (rodents that look like rabbits). Specimens in museums were taken from...
How many Andean Mountain cats are left in the world?
Date: Nov. 2021: There are an estimated, approximate 1,400 mature individual Andean mountain cats living in the wild. This is a big question which people ask using Google search because it’s a very hard...
What does the Andean mountain cat eat?
The Andean Mountain cat lives in a similar area to the short-tail chinchilla and in the current range of the mountain vizcacha. These two animals are, therefore, its main prey. It’s diet overlaps with...
2,000-year-old cat carving found on Peruvian hillside
Peru’s Ministry of Culture report that they have discovered a feline figure carved into an arid hillside around 2,000 years ago. This is a geoglyph made in the rocky soil of the Nazca Desert...
Why is the Andean mountain cat endangered?
The Andean cat (otherwise known as the Andean mountain cat) is classified by the IUCN Red List as Endangered. This classification is just before Critically Endangered and after Vulnerable. The reason why this small...
Andean Mountain Cat Facts
Key Facts Scientific name: Oreailurus jacobita Body Length(mm) – 600-700 Weight (kg) – 3-7 Litter Size – no data Life Span – no data Status – Endangered (2015) Subspecies None Also known as the...
Andean Mountain Cat Calendar
This is a calendar from the Alianza Gato Andino. This is a crucially important organisation concerned with the conservation of the Andean Mountain Cat. I really like this calendar because the pictures show us...
Andean Mountain Cat Facts For Kids
The Andean mountain cat is a small species of wild cat about the same size as a domestic cat. It looks like a domestic cat and almost behaves like one. The word “species” means...
Buy Cashmere and Help the Andean Cat
When you buy your next cashmere jumper please ask whether it is Certified Wildlife Friendly™. It is sure to produce a blank, bemused response! However, if it is and you buy it, you will...
Andean Cat Range
Map Channels: free mapping tools The Andean cat range in South America (marked in filled red and blue line – the blue markers describe the places where events took or are taking place or...
We Drop Rocks on Andean Mountain Cats
by Michael (London, UK) Yes, the title means what it says. When local people living in the Andes were asked how they had obtained the skins of the rare Andean cat, they answered, “We...
Was the Andean Cat Domesticated 3,500 years Ago?
by Michael (London, UK) This is an update on the history of the domestication of the wild cat. It appears to be generally agreed that the first domestic cats appeared in the Fertile Crescent...
Andean Cat Conservation and Monitoring Center
by Michael (London, UK) I’d like to briefly talk about some of the work of Jim Sandeson Ph.D. and his colleagues in setting up the Andean Cat Conservation and Monitoring Center. In order to...
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