Geoffroy's Cat

Geoffroy's cat is about the size of a domestic cat but is covered in numerous black spots, with dark bands on the cheeks, head, neck, tail and limbs. Its coat ranges from brownish-yellow in the north of its range to greyish in the south, and black individuals are common. The underparts are cream or white, and the backs of the ears are black with white spots. It has a shorter tail and a longer, flatter head than a domestic cat (Wikipedia, general species account; Handbook of the Mammals of the World).

It is nocturnal and a solitary hunter that meets others mainly in the mating season. It stands on its hind legs to scan the landscape and uses its tail as a support, which is unusual among cats. It climbs, but rarely, mainly to leave droppings in trees for scent marking. Females hold home ranges of about 2–6km², while males range up to 12km² (Wikipedia, general species account). Breeding runs from October to March, with births mostly between December and May. The blind, helpless kittens weigh about 65–95g and become independent at about eight months (Wikipedia, general species account). From the 1960s to the 1980s Geoffroy's cats were hunted widely for their pelts (Wikipedia, general species account).

Bolivia lies within the range, from the Gran Chaco in the south (Wikipedia, general species account). Subspecies recorded by GBIF include one in the Bolivian highlands and one in the Chaco on the Paraguay–Bolivia border (Handbook of the Mammals of the World). Legislation introduced in the late 1980s made hunting for pelts and domestic trade in them illegal in Bolivia and five other countries of the range (Wikipedia, general species account).