Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782)

[Felis] guigna Molina 1782, Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 295.

Type Locality: " Chili ", restricted by Thomas (1903:240) to "Valdivia" [Chile].

Vernacular Names: Kodkod.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Leopardus guigna subsp. guigna Molina 1782

Subspecies Leopardus guigna subsp. tigrillo Schinz 1844

Distribution: Argentina and Chile.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable as Oncifelis guigna .

Discussion: Placed in Oncifelis by Weigel (1961) and Hemmer (1978). Placed in subgenus Leopardus of Felis by Cabrera (1958). Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957).