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| Di Bitetti, M.S.; Paviolo, A.; De Angelo, C. | |
| Density, habitat use and activity patterns of ocelots (_Leopardus pardalis_) in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina | |
| 2006 Journal of Zoology (270): 153-163 | |
The ocelot Leopardus pardalis is a medium-sized (adult weight range: 7-16 kg) neotropical cat with a distributional range from southern Texas in the USA to northern Argentina (Emmons & Feer, 1997; Murray & Gardner, 1997). Ocelots are opportunistic predators that consume any type of small and medium-size (usually less than 2 kg) terrestrial prey available (Emmons, 1987; Murray & Gardner, 1997; De Villa Meza, Martinez Meyer & L ļopez Gonz ļalez, 2001). The species was heavily hunted for its skin and, as a result of this and of habitat loss, local populations were declining until the 1980s, when the international trade was banned. Currently, the ocelot is a widespread and sometimes locally common wild cat in the remaining neotropical forests, but habitat loss remains a threat to populations. |
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