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Pantanal cat
The Pantanal cat (''Leopardus braccatus'') is a small feline of tropical South America. It is named after the Pantanal wetlands in central South America, but mainly occurs in grassland, shrubland, savannas and deciduous forests. It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of the larger colocolo, but was split primarily based on differences in pelage colour/pattern and cranial measurements.〔 This split is not supported by genetic work,〔Macdonald, D., & Loveridge, A., eds. (2010). ''The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids.'' Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923445-5〕 leading some authorities to maintain that it is a subspecies of the colocolo, although others regard it as "likely () distinct species",〔Sunquist, M. E., & Sunquist, F. C. (2009). Colocolo (''Leopardus colocolo''). Pp. 146 in: Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. eds. (2009). ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World.'' Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1〕 and the validity of the genetic work has been questioned.〔
==Description==
Pantanal cats are small felines, roughly the size of a domestic cat. They have yellowish or brown fur with dark brown spots on the flanks, a whitish throat, two dark lines on each cheek, black stripes on the legs and chest, and black feet and tail-tip. The ears are large and pointed, with dark grey to black fur, and sometimes a pale marking on the posterior surface. There is a single report of a wild melanistic individual from Brazil, although this coat pattern has also been observed in some captive specimens.
Two subspecies can be identified on the basis of their coat pattern. ''L. b. braccatus'' is almost entirely rusty-brown with faint spots, continuous bands and a prominent black tip on the tail, and all-black feet. ''L. b. munoai'' is paler and more yellowish, has flank spots that are browner and more distinct, feet that are only black on the soles, and discontinuous rings and a narrow black tip on the tail.〔
The fur is generally longer on Pantanal cats than on other closely related species, although the crest of longer hair running down the back is less distinct. The claws are retractile and sharply curved.〔
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