Andean Mountain Cat Pet. The very rare andean mountain cat. See more ideas about small wild cats, wild cats, cat species.
The unforgiving climates of the andes mountains and patagonia steppe, where food is scarce, is its exclusive home. The rarest cat in americas, the andean mountain cat is perhaps the least studied feline in the world.known also as andean highland cat or simply the andean cat, it lives in the arid deserts of the high andes.given the taxonomic name of the leopardus jacobitus, known also as oreailurus jacobita, the beautiful cat is often likened to the elusive snow leopard owing to similarities in the. See more ideas about wild cats, cats, small wild cats.
These pet cats have been actually found at altitudes of up to 10,800 ft.
The mountain cat is to be found in the high regions of bolivia, peru and chile, ranging from the dry scrublands lower down the mountains up to beyond the tree line at around 16,000 feet ( see accurate distribution map ). It is a small wild cat native to the andes mountain. They are found at elevations ranging from 5,900 ft to 13,000 ft. It is striped irregularly with brown or orangy markings down the sides from the back, with dark gray bars across the chest and forelegs.