Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Beal, Maxwell R. W., Matzinger, Parker J., Saborío-R., Guido, Noguera Bristan, Jonathan & Olson, Erik R., 2020, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica, Check List 16 (4), pp. 939-950 : 946

Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material examined. COSTA RICA • Puntarenas Pro- vince, Piedras Blancas National Park ; stations ID 1, 3, 5, 16–17, 19–21 ( Table 3); first capture on 19 June 2016; camera trap photos .

Identification. The Ocelot is a medium-sized spotted cat. The only other species it may be confused with is L. wiedii , but L. pardalis is larger and has a proportionately shorter tail, roughly 45% of the head and body length ( Wainwright and Arias 2007).