Scientific name:
Herpeilurus yagouaroundi

Natural spread:
means -, South America

Langgestreckt, with small ears and a very long tail, the weasel-cat rather than a small-cat resembles a marten. it possesses a short, smooth one, with young always spotted, with adult however monochrome fur, that occurs in different colorings of black over gray and brown until sorrel.

Habitat, nutrition Admittedly, the weasel-cat loves the immediate proximity of dense hedge, avoids the forest directly if possible, however. it is the ideal "Schlüpfertyp", that very well itself in for other cats undurchdringbarem shrubbery can move. Here it hunts the Nager damaging in the most important thing for the human being why it is liked to see also in its proximity. Furthermore it doesn't spurn any small animal far in South America of spread weasel-cat, be it a rabbit, fish, frog or house-poultry.

Reproduction Outside the combination-time, that probably doesn't seem seasonally to be tied, the animals live as a loner. After a Tragzeit of 63-70 days, the females bear, also twice per year very frequently, 2-4 spotted young, that show the simple-dress of the adult soon, however.

Endangering The weasel-cat is not yet endangered in the unsettled parts of its spread-area, however several of its subtypes were picked up in appendix I of the Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommens meanwhile.