Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821)

Material examined.

Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge; 09°51'51"N, 085°03'35"W; 275 m alt.; 15.03.2021; direct observation .

Identification.

Small to medium-sized spotted cat, smaller than the ocelot ( L. pardalis; see below). It may be confused with L. pardalis, but the tail is proportionately longer (ca. 70 % of head and body length), the eyes are larger and the snout is more protruding (Wainwright 2007). Mainly arboreal, differing from the other cats recorded in the Wildlife Refuge (Beal et al. 2020). Rare; recorded in forested habitats in the study area. This species is uncommon in Costa Rica and considered Near Threatened at a global level (IUCN 2025).