What is Oncilla?
{{italictitle}} {{Speciesbox | name = Oncilla | image = Leopardus tigrinus - Parc des Félins.jpg | status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn/> | genus = Leopardus | species = tigrinus | authority = ([[Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]], 1775)<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft|pages = 539|id=14000114}}</ref> | synonyms = ''Oncifelis tigrinus''<br/>''Felis tigrina'' | range_map = Oncilla distribution.jpg | range_map_caption = Distribution of the Oncilla, 2016<ref name=iucn/> }} The '''oncilla''' (''Leopardus tigrinus''), also known as the '''northern tiger cat''', '''little spotted cat''', and '''tigrillo''', is a small spotted [[Felidae|cat]]. Its range from [[Central America]] to central [[Brazil]]. Over this huge territory there are differences which some think should be [[subspecies]]. It is listed as [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] because the population is threatened by [[deforestation]] and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Leopardus tigrinus'' |journal=[[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] |publisher=[[IUCN]] |authors=Payan, E. & de Oliveira, T. |page=e.T54012637A50653881 |date=2016 |volume=2016 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T54012637A50653881.en |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54012637/50653881}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Felines]] [[Category:Mammals of South America]]