Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Leopardus colocolo (Molina 1782) [Felis] colocolo Molina 1782 , Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile : 295 . Type Locality: "che abitano i boschi del Chili ," restricted by Osgood (1943) to "Province of Valparaiso " [ Chile ]. Vernacular Names: Colocolo . Subspecies: : Subspecies Leopardus colocolo subsp. colocolo Molina 1782 Subspecies Leopardus colocolo subsp. wolffsohni García-Perea 1994 Distribution: Chile . Conservation: CITES – Appendix II,; IUCN – Near Threatened as Oncifelis colocolo . Discussion: The validity of colocolo was questioned by Osgood (1943) however, Wolffsohn (1908) and Cabrera (1940 , 1958 ) defended the original description. Some have placed it in Oncifelis (but see comments under genus). Subspecies allocated according to Pocock (1941 b ) and García-Perea (1994).