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9 summaries in Small Wildcat Biology on Geoffroy's cat
A revised taxonomy of the Felidae
PaperThis comprehensive revision, produced by the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, synthesized morphological, molecular, and biogeographic evidence to propose a consistent, e…
Kitchener AC, Breitenmoser-Wursten C, Eizirik E, Gentry A, Werdelin L, Wilting A, et al. · Cat News Special Issue · 2017
Research overview: Geoffroys cat abundance and density
OverviewGeoffroys cat reaches relatively high densities in parts of its range, making it one of the more abundant small cats in southern South America, and this overview reviews the research behind this. Came…
Research overview: Geoffroys cat diet and foraging
OverviewDietary studies describe Geoffroys cat as a generalist predator of small vertebrates, taking rodents, birds, hares, reptiles, and occasionally fish and insects according to local availability. This ov…
Research overview: Geoffroys cat distribution in southern South America
OverviewGeoffroys cat is a small, adaptable felid of southern South America, ranging across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. This overview compiles records describing its occ…
Research overview: hybridization between Geoffroys cat and oncillas
OverviewGeoffroys cat hybridizes naturally with the southern oncilla in zones where their ranges overlap, and this overview reviews the genetic evidence and its implications. Molecular studies have detected g…
Research overview: melanism in Geoffroys cat
OverviewMelanism, the occurrence of all-black individuals, is relatively common in Geoffroys cat, and this overview reviews the phenomenon and its study. Dark color morphs appear at notable frequencies in som…
Research overview: oncilla hybridization with Geoffroys cat
OverviewHybridization between the southern oncilla and Geoffroys cat, documented through genetic studies, is a notable feature of the oncilla evolutionary history, and this overview reviews it. In contact zon…
Research synthesis: Geoffroys cat conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of Geoffroys cat, broadly assessed as lower risk owing to its wide range, relative abundance, and adaptability, while noting localized pressures. It we…
The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment
PaperThis landmark genetic study reconstructed the evolutionary history of the cat family, using molecular data across all living felid species to resolve the major lineages and their divergence times. It…
Johnson WE, Eizirik E, Pecon-Slattery J, Murphy WJ, Antunes A, Teeling E, OBrien SJ · Science · 2006