Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica
Author
Beal, Maxwell R. W.
Author
Matzinger, Parker J.
Author
Saborío-R., Guido
Author
Noguera Bristan, Jonathan
Author
Olson, Erik R.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.4.939
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10.15560/16.4.939
1809-127X
Leopardus pardalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Figure 2H
Material examined.
COSTA RICA
•
Puntarenas
Pro- vince,
Piedras Blancas National Park
; stations ID 1, 3, 5, 16–17, 19–21 (
Table 3
); first capture on
19 June 2016
;
camera trap
photos
.
Identification.
The Ocelot is a medium-sized spotted cat. The only other species it may be confused with is
L. wiedii
, but
L. pardalis
is larger and has a proportionately shorter tail, roughly 45% of the head and body length (
Wainwright and Arias 2007
).