ocelot
species of wild cat
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Summary
ocelot is a taxon[1]. ocelot ranks in the top 0.17% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,990 views/month, #323 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Leopardus[5]
- Taxon name: Leopardus pardalis[6]
- Commons category: Leopardus pardalis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leopardus pardalis[8]
- Commons gallery: Leopardus pardalis[9]
- Main food source: green iguana[10], nine-banded armadillo[11], Common agouti[12], Toco Toucan[13], Blue-and-yellow Macaw[14], southern tamandua[15], Ocellated Turkey[16], Saimiri[17], Yellow-crowned Amazon[18], macaw[19], Trochilidae[20], Nasua[21], Wattled Curassow[22], Brachyura[23]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27]
- Original combination: Felis pardalis[28]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[29]
- Taxon common name: Ocelot[30], Gato Onza[31], Ocelote[32], Ozelot[33], ocelotto[34]
- Different from: Ocelot[35]
- Mass: 13.5 kg[36]
- Gestation period: 77 day[37]
- Longest observed lifespan: 28.2 years[38]
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Identifiers
ocelot's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41997[39]. ocelot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32538[40]. ocelot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 313991[41]. ocelot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434982[42]. ocelot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552470[43].
Why It Matters
ocelot has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] ocelot is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]