Andean Mountain Cat Endangered. Its size is about the size of a house cat with a longer tail and its fur is soft and. It is striped irregularly with brown or orangy markings down the sides from the back, with dark gray bars across the chest and forelegs.
The entire population of the andean cat throughout their range is estimated to be around 1,300 cats. The andean mountain cat is classified as endangered (en) by the international union for conservation of nature (iucn). The andean cat is considered critically endangered.
New records of the andean mountain cat in northern argentina.
It was first described by emilio cornalia who named it in honour of jacobita mantegazza. The maintenance and restoration of mountain vizcachas, the andean cat’s main prey, is also an important factor for its conservation. Endangered andean cat distribution beyond the andes in patagonia. Actually, though, the andean mountain cat is one of the world’s most endangered wild cats and one of south america’s rarest felids.