Felis tigrina Schreber, 1775 . Saugethiere, 3:pl. 106 (text 3:396, 1777).

TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, Cayenne .

DISTRIBUTION: Costa Rica; Colombia to S. Brazil, Paraguay, and N. Argentina.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. tigrina .

CITES - Appendix I as F. t. oncilla subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412007001028001.