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Wild Cats of the World

Sunquist, Mel, Sunquist, Fiona·2002·University of Chicago Press eBooks

DOI 10.7208/chicago/9780226518237.001.0001

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From lions to house cats, cheetahs to panthers, and including detailed descriptions and information on each of the 36 species of cats as well as numerous photographs, this is the most comprehensive reference on felids available. Each account of the thirty-six species of cat contains a description of the cat, including human interactions with it, as well as detailed data on distribution, ecology and behavior, status in the wild, and conservation efforts. Many photographs, including more than forty in full color, illustrate these accounts.

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Peckham, C. (2023) · Mammalian Species · doi:10.1093/mspecies/sead001 · Cited by 4
“Tail is marked with a series of 10–13 black rings dorsally and laterally; rings are slightly broader than the ground color between them (Thomas 1903; Allen 1919; Guggisberg 1975; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
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Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers
Crews, T., Vonk, J. M., & McGuire, M. C. (2024) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.16904 · Cited by 4
“If social ecology is critical for the development of individual vocal recognition, lions may show stronger discrimination of familiar voices compared to other species, as they are the only wild cat known to live in large social groups ( Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002 ).”
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Genetic diversity and diversification patterns of puma (Puma concolor) populations in the southern end of the species distribution
Allister, M. E. M., Figueroa, C. E., Mazzei, R., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.3389/fevo.2024.1436320 · Cited by 4
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Villarreal, A., Ochoa, T., & Brito, J. (2025) · Mammalia aequatorialis · doi:10.59763/mam.aeq.v7i1.117 · Cited by 4
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Pallandre, J.-P., Cornette, R., Placide, M.-A., Pellé, É., Lavenne, F., Abad, V., Ribaud, M., & Bels, V. (2019) · Zoology · doi:10.1016/j.zool.2019.125714 · Cited by 4
Relative rarity of small wild cats in the Brazilian Pantanal
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“Small wild cats (SWC) are cryptic and primarily nocturnal species that naturally occur in low densities such that field observations are rare (Hunter 2011; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
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Rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire) camera trapped in the Bardia-Banke complex of Western Terai Arc Landscape, Nepal
Yadav, S. K., Lamichhane, B. R., Subedi, N., et al. (2021) · Journal of Animal Diversity · doi:10.52547/jad.2021.3.4.7 · Cited by 4
“Additionally, sightings in the states of Jammu and Kashmir have been recorded (Prater, 1998; Sunquist and Sunquist, 2002), indicating that the species’ distribution extends even farther north than formerly suspected.”
Small Felids Coexist in Mixed-Use Landscape in the Bolivian Amazon
Anderson, C. D., Zuckerwise, A., Wallace, R. B., et al. (2024) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani14050697 · Cited by 4
“Margays, and to some extent oncillas, are arboreal predators, whereas ocelots and jaguarundis are primarily ground-level hunters [14–17].”
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Diet of Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, India
Mukherjee, S., Gawari, A. R., Pillai, K., et al. (2024) · Journal of Threatened Taxa · doi:10.11609/jott.8898.16.5.25129-25136 · Cited by 4
“It is the smallest member of the cat family, weighing 2 kg on average (Pocock 1939; Nowell & Jackson 1996; Sunquist & Sunquist 2002).”
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Use of lure sticks for non‐invasive genetic sampling of European wildcat populations: lessons learnt and hints for future insights
Sforzi, A., & Viviani, L. (2024) · Mammal Review · doi:10.1111/mam.12375 · Cited by 4
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Phosri, K., Tantipisanuh, N., Grainger, M., et al. (2025) · Global Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03524 · Cited by 4
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“This involves targeting areas like the throat or muzzle, clamping down with a strong bite, and maintaining a prolonged grip to suffocate or immobilize their prey (Ewer, 1968; Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
An acoustic analysis of agonistic sounds in wild cheetahs
Eklund, R., Peters, G., Weise, F. J., et al. (2012) · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) · Cited by 4
Larger wild felids exhibit longer dental skeletons
Parés-Casanova, P. M., & Bueno, S. D. L. C. (2014) · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · Cited by 4
Scotopic electroretinography in fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) and leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Sussadee, M., Vorawattanatham, N., Pinyopummin, A., et al. (2016) · Veterinary Ophthalmology · doi:10.1111/vop.12414 · Cited by 4
“FC is comparatively larger and stronger than LC; its size and weight vary considerably, although normally it weighs about 7 kg.(2,3) FC is a strong swimmer and dives for its prey.”
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Snow Leopard Research: A Historical Perspective
Hunter, D. O., McCarthy, K. P., & McCarthy, T. M. (2016) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-802213-9.00025-0 · Cited by 4
Assessing Risks to Wildlife from Free-Roaming Hybrid Cats: The Proposed Introduction of Pet Savannah Cats to Australia as a Case Study
Dickman, C. R., Legge, S., & Woinarski, J. C. Z. (2019) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani9100795 · Cited by 4
Registro fotográfico de un murciélago capturado por Leopardus pardalis (Carnivora: Felidae) en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul, México
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“La alimentación de los ocelotes es diversa, comprendiendo una gran gama de especies animales (i.e. zarigüeyas, iguanas, ranas, aves, peces, insectos, cangrejos terrestres; Sunquist & Sunquist 2002, Wang 2002, Bianchi & Mendes 2007, Abreu et al. 2008, Sunquist & Sunquist 2009).”
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A King for the Mountainous Landscapes: An Overview to the Cultural Significance and Conservation Requirements of the Persian Leopard in Iran
Sanei, A., Mohamadi, H., Hermidas, S., et al. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28003-1_2 · Cited by 4
Where are the males? The influence of bottom-up and top-down factors and sociability on the spatial distribution of a territorial ungulate
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Body weights and measurements of African sand cats (Felis margarita margarita)
Breton, G., Azizi, S., Eddine, M. Z., et al. (2022) · Mammal Research · doi:10.1007/s13364-022-00628-4 · Cited by 4
“…non-significance could be explained by our smaller female sample size but also two other hypotheses: In felids, hearing is a sense of primary importance in prey capture and danger detection, and long ear pinnae are enhancing the directionality of this sense (for review: Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
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Group Reunion in Zoo European Wildcats Using Cat Appeasing Pheromone (CAP) and Gradual Release of the Animals in the Exhibit—A Case Study
Bertoni, V., Spiezio, C., Regaiolli, B., Cozzi, A., Valsecchi, P., & Normando, S. (2022) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani12101302 · Cited by 7
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Wirkner, M., Heyder, K., & Ruf, I. (2022) · Vertebrate Zoology · doi:10.3897/vz.72.e82874 · Cited by 4
“, hunting and locomotion style as well as habitat (Nowak 1991; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002; Wilson and Mittermeier 2009; Davis et al. 2010; Billet et al. 2012, 2013; Pfaff et al. 2015, 2017; Schwab et al. 2019).”
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Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs
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Moderate anthropogenic impacts alter temporal niche without affecting spatial distribution of ocelots in the Amazon rainforest
Zwicker, S., & Gardner, B. (2024) · Biotropica · doi:10.1111/btp.13346 · Cited by 4
“By contrast, female ocelots tend to have smaller home ranges that are centered around their dens where they raise their young (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
Impacts of management practices on habitat selection during juvenile mountain lion dispersal
Randolph, J. F., Young, J. K., Stoner, D. C., et al. (2024) · Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.70097 · Cited by 4
“Mountain lions have the largest latitudinal distribution of any species of wild cat (Kitchener, 1991) and the largest distribution of any wild terrestrial mammal in the western hemisphere (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
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An opportunity for testing multiple paternity in a wild Jaguar (Panthera onca)
de Pinho, G. M., Fonseca, R., & Farias, I. P. (2014) · Biota Neopropica/Biota Neotropica · doi:10.1590/1676-06032014005514 · Cited by 4
“Also, Seymour (1989) and Sunquist and Sunquist (2002) state, based on few studies, that females become sexually mature at 2 years old and males at 3 years.”
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Comparison of the effectivity of different snare types for collecting and retaining hair from Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
Heurich, M., Müller, J. C., & Burg, M. (2012) · European Journal of Wildlife Research · doi:10.1007/s10344-011-0607-x · Cited by 4
ALLOMETRY IN PHYLOGENY AND ARCHAEOPTERYX
Christiansen, P. (2006) · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology · doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[480:aipaa]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 3
Cheetah Reunion – The Challenge of Finding Your Friends Again
Hubel, T. Y., Shotton, J., Wilshin, S. D., et al. (2016) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166864 · Cited by 4
Activity patterns in a feline assemblage in south-west Mexico, and their relationship with prey species
Hernández‐Sánchez, A., & Santos‐Moreno, A. (2020) · Journal of Tropical Ecology · doi:10.1017/s0266467420000164 · Cited by 4
“Leopardus pardalis presents potentially high behavioral plasticity (Sunquist & Sunquist 2002), thus facilitating its coexistence in Neotropical felid assemblages like in south-eastern Peru, in the Green Corridor of Misiones, Argentina (Di Bitetti et al. 2010, Emmons 1987) and in the Sierra Norte of…”
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Snow Leopards: Is Reintroduction the Best Option?
Jackson, R., & Ale, S. B. (2009) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781444312034.ch8 · Cited by 7
The impact of lion predation on the large ungulates of the Associated Private Nature Reserves, South Africa
Turner, J. A. (2005) · UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria) · Cited by 4
Modeling of parasitic diseases with vector of transmission: toxoplasmosis and babesiosis bovine
Lozano, D. (2011) · doi:10.4995/thesis/10251/11539 · Cited by 4
The Tsushima Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura): Population Viability Analysis and Conservation Strategy
Murayama, A. (2008) · Cited by 4
Molecular Characterization of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei from Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) in North of Iran
Salimi, M., Sharifdini, M., & Kia, E. B. (2024) · Acta Parasitologica · doi:10.1007/s11686-023-00779-7 · Cited by 3
Relationships Between European Wildcats and Domestic Cats in an Area of Sympatry: Exploring Key Conservation Questions on Hybridization and Disease Transmission
Gil‐Sánchez, J. M., Bertos, E., Sánchez‐Cerdá, M., et al. (2025) · Animal Conservation · doi:10.1111/acv.70041 · Cited by 3
“Wildcats are territorial felids that exclude other conspecific individuals of the same gender (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002), and it is expected that they also expel domestic cats (Sarmento et al. 2009; Steyer et al. 2018).”
Muscular anatomy of the forelimb of Leopardus geoffroyi : Functional and phylogenetic aspects in Feliformia, Part II : Forearm, autopod, and quantitative analysis
Cardozo, S. A., Morales, M. M., Ercoli, M. D., et al. (2025) · Journal of Anatomy · doi:10.1111/joa.70085 · Cited by 3
“…previously published studies, like substrate use and the relative sizes between predator and prey, using published information (Table S2 ; Gonyea, 1973, 1976; Meachen-Samuels & Van Valkenburgh, 2009 ; Morales & Giannini, 2021 ; Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002 ; Taylor, 1974 ; Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009).”
When did Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied, first describe Felis macroura?
Kitchener, A. C., & Sanderson, J. G. (2022) · Archives of Natural History · doi:10.3366/anh.2022.0801 · Cited by 3
Do not disturb: Visitors' effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos
Spiezio, C., Galardi, E. G., Sandri, C., & Regaiolli, B. (2023) · Zoo Biology · doi:10.1002/zoo.21789 · Cited by 4
Identifying Distinguishing Acoustic Features in Felid Vocalizations Based on Call Type and Species Classification
Bandara, D., Exantus, K., Navarro-Martinez, C., et al. (2023) · Acoustics Australia · doi:10.1007/s40857-023-00298-5 · Cited by 3
“Roaring sequences are considered to function in long distance communication [28].”
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The first attempt of assessing the population status of large predators and their prey in an unexplored central Indian Protected Area
Basak, K., Suraj, M., Ahmed, M., et al. (2023) · Wildlife Letters · doi:10.1002/wll2.12015 · Cited by 3
Distribution of the Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) and variations in its coat morphology in China
Duan, F., Zhu, S., Wang, Y., et al. (2024) · Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.10900 · Cited by 3
“They are also frequently killed as by-catch in snares set for bushmeat hunting of ungulates (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002 ).”
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How large felids of South America are influenced by environmental and anthropogenic variables in the most degraded portion of the Amazon
Carvalho, A. D. N., Wiig, Ø., de Oliveira, G. L., Celeste, H., Sena, L. D. S., Morato, R. G., Ferraz, K. M. P. M. D. B., & de Oliveira, A. C. M. (2024) · Austral Ecology · doi:10.1111/aec.70002 · Cited by 4
Diversity of mammalian species in the Kangchenjunga Landscape of eastern Nepal
Lama, S. T., Bugler, K. A., Ross, J. G., & Paterson, A. M. (2024) · European Journal of Wildlife Research · doi:10.1007/s10344-024-01869-1 · Cited by 4
“Although Sunquist and Sunquist (2002) mentioned that the leopard did not inhabit cold steppe grasslands and treeless regions, it was found in an alpine tree-less area.”
Carnivoran Brains: Effects of Sociality on Inter- and Intraspecific Comparisons of Regional Brain Volumes
Sakai, S. T., & Arsznov, B. M. (2016) · Evolution of Nervous Systems · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-804042-3.00054-3 · Cited by 4
Variation in dental size between Pleistocene and living coyotes (Canis latrans Say, 1823) from México
Llano-Enderle, R. A., & Ruiz-Ramoni, D. (2021) · Journal of South American Earth Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103500 · Cited by 3
First Locality Record of Melanistic Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica
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“Due to its complex taxonomy and the genetic separation between its Central and South American range, oncilla is currently undergoing taxonomic revision.”
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Cranio-dental signature of three big cats of India: implications in wildlife forensics
Roy, J., Singh, A., Rohith, M. M., Sharma, L. K., Johnson, A., Joshi, H., Venkatraman, C., Chandra, K., & Thakur, M. K. (2021) · Proceedings of the Zoological Society · doi:10.1007/s12595-021-00390-6 · Cited by 3
Cougar use of residential areas and interactions with people in periods of population stability and growth
Kertson, B. N., & Keren, I. (2021) · Journal of Mammalogy · doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyab145 · Cited by 1
Activity patterns in southern Kalahari leopards
Bothma, J. D. P., & Bothma, M. D. (2006) · African Zoology · doi:10.1080/15627020.2006.11407349 · Cited by 3
Guanaco Predation by Pumas and Its Relationship to Patagonian Food Webs
Donadío, E., Martínez, J. I. Z., Alarcón, P. A. E., et al. (2022) · Natural and social sciences of Patagonia · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-06656-6_5 · Cited by 3
Characteristics of urine spraying and scraping the ground with hind paws as scent-marking of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
Kinoshita, K., Suzuki, M., Sasaki, Y., et al. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19257-7 · Cited by 3
Way to big cats: Directional selection in body size evolution in living felids
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“Eurasian lynxes feed primarily on ungulate prey that are as large or larger than themselves in many parts of their range (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002; Hunter 2015).”
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Large Felid and Peccary Habitat Use in Isolated and Contiguous Forest in Panamá: Implications for Conservation
Fort, J. L., Suriyamongkol, T., Nielsen, C. K., et al. (2022) · Tropical Conservation Science · doi:10.1177/19400829221138009 · Cited by 3
“Given the likely more-dominant jaguar (Harmsen et al., 2009; Sollmann et al., 2012; Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002) used these high-use and highelevation ridgelines, pumas may have used lower-elevation water systems such as rivers to avoid interactions with jaguars.”
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Investigating resource selection of the Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca (Meyer, 1794) in a tropical dry deciduous forest
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“The degree of home range overlap in male big cats may be driven by access to female mates (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002); overlap tends to be higher when females are less abundant or unevenly distributed (Sandell 1989).”
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Metabarcoding analysis provides insight into the link between prey and plant intake in a large alpine cat carnivore, the snow leopard
Yoshimura, H., Hayakawa, T., Kikuchi, D. M., Uulu, K. Z., Qi, H., Sugimoto, T., Sharma, K., & Kinoshita, K. (2024) · Royal Society Open Science · doi:10.1098/rsos.240132 · Cited by 4
Estimating density of native carnivores in central Chile landscapes using a simulated movement model, cameratrapR: insights on their potential exotic prey dietary subsidy
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“For Leopardus guigna : 1.25 km 2 ( Dunstone et al., 2002 ), 1.5 km 2 ( Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002 ), 11.8 km 2 ( Sanderson, Sunquist & Iriarte, 2002 ).”
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Home Range Characteristics and Conservation of Pallas' Cat in Mongolia
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Several black servals from a single survey at the Luando Strict Nature Reserve, Angola
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“Melanism in servals has been previously associated with East African high elevation habitats, above 2400m.a.s.l. (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002), with a frequency of 33% of serval captures recorded in a camera trap survey on the Shira plateau on Mount Kilimanjaro at around 3000- 3500m.a.s.l. (Foley et…”
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Some Remarks on Cat Mummies in Light of the Examination of Artefacts from the National Museum in Warsaw Collection
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ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ABDOMINAL ANATOMY OF HEALTHY CAPTIVE CARACALS (CARACAL CARACAL)
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An effective method for extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA from formalin preserved tissue samples of snow leopard
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REGISTROS Y DISTRIBUCIÓN POTENCIAL DEL JAGUAR (Panthera onca) EN HONDURAS
Reyes, H. O. P., & Elvir, F. (2015) · Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca) · doi:10.22201/ie.20074484e.2015.5.2.210 · Cited by 3
The Influence of Food Distribution and Relatedness on the Social Behaviours and Proximities of Free-Roaming Cats (Felis silvestris catus)
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Persistence of Persian leopard in a buffer habitat in north- eastern Iran
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Conflicts between Snow Leopard and Mongolian Nomads: Oral History about Experience of Encounter Accident and Livestock Predatory
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Strategies of Environmental Enrichment for ocelot Leopardus pardalis (Carnivora, Felidae) at Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos: a study case in Brazil
Sena, M. V. D. A., Santos, G. D. S., & de Oliveira, M. A. B. (2018) · Revista Brasileira de Zoociências · doi:10.34019/2596-3325.2018.v19.24747 · Cited by 3
“Currently, the dominant treats for the species are habitat loss, retaliatory killing and illegal trade of ocelots as pets and pelts (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
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Ranking habitat importance for small wildcats in the Brazilian savanna: landscape connectivity as a conservation tool
Lima, F. G., Diniz, M. F., & Mendes, P. (2021) · Biologia · doi:10.2478/s11756-020-00660-2 · Cited by 3
“…(1989)8, Oliveira et al. (2010)14 Herpailurus yagouaroundi Jaguarundi VU/LC forest, grassland, savanna2 7 km10 190 ha15 Espinosa et al. (2018)2, Sunquist and Sunquist (2002)10, Michalski et al. (2006)15 The habitat availability of the landscape measured by the EC varied greatly among the species.”
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New queen? Evidence of a long-living Jaguar Panthera onca (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Gaitán, C. A. G., García, M., Sandoval-Lemus, M. A., et al. (2022) · Journal of Threatened Taxa · doi:10.11609/jott.5813.14.7.21388-21395 · Cited by 3
“Jaguars are considered to be sub-adult at the minimum age of 15 months to two years (Seymour 1989; Sunquist & Sunquist 2002; Nowak 2005).”
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Could FIV zoonosis responsible of the breakdown of the pathocenosis which has reduced the European CCR5-Delta32 allele frequencies
Faure, É. (2008) · Virology Journal · doi:10.1186/1743-422x-5-119 · Cited by 3
Assessment of adrenal activity and reproductive cycles during captive management in the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
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“Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are solitary mid-sized felids found in the Americas, having mainly nocturnal and crepuscular habits (Murray and gardner 1997; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
Background
Influence of Food Distribution and Relatedness on Social Interactions in a Colony of Free‐Ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus)
Solomon, N. G., Scheetz, T., McCay, S. D., et al. (2025) · Ethology · doi:10.1111/eth.13564 · Cited by 2
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“While some felids are habitat specialists, such as sand cats ( Felis margarita ) in desert habitat (Sunquist and Sunquist 2017), others are habitat generalist (Nottingham et al. 2022), leopard cats thrive in diverse environments, including palm oil plantations, commercial forests, agriculture…”
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“Whereas hyaenas are cursorial predators that are mostly efficient in open habitats, lions are ambush predators, which rely on dense vegetation to launch successfully their attack by surprise (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
Solitary Living and Kin-Structured Hidden Sociality in Leopards: Insights from the Peri-Urban Jhalana Forest Reserve
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Reproductive Characteristics of the Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) under Captive Conditions
Havlanová, D., & Gardiánová, I. (2013) · Advances in Zoology and Botany · doi:10.13189/azb.2013.010205 · Cited by 2
John Caius's contributions to Conrad Gessner'sHistoria animaliumand “Historia plantarum”: a survey with commentaries
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Nuevos registros de tayra (Eira barbara) y ocelote (Leopardus pardalis) en una selva baja caducifolia de Yucatán, México.
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“Using field-collected fecal samples as the source of DNA is particularly appropriate for wild felids (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002) and has been successfully used for determining population sizes of several leopard subspecies (e.”
Method
Applications of non-intrusive methods to study the sand cat: a field study in the Sahara Desert
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“Signs putatively attributed to sand cats were footprints (see a description in Sunquist and Sunquist 2002, and SI Fig.”
Background
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa
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“These species are strictly carnivorous, and each needs a specific amount of prey biomass per day to meet their nutritional requirements (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002; Macdonald et al. 2010).”
Background
Analysis of the effects of habitat characteristics, human disturbance and prey on felids presence using long-term community monitoring information
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“Mating in the species occurs from mid-February until mid-March (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002) and leads to the beginning of the breeding season, a period of increased activity to meet energy demands associated with the costs of reproduction (Ferretti et al. 2022).”
Faunal persistence and ecological flexibility in Pleistocene Southeast Asia revealed through multi-isotope analysis
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Role of Zoos in Snow Leopard Conservation: The Species Survival Plan in North America
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Abundance and home range of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in northwestern Mexico
Amador-Alcalá, S. A., Amarillas, J. V., Falconi-Briones, F. A., et al. (2022) · Animal Biology · doi:10.1163/15707563-bja10079 · Cited by 2
A comparative acoustic analysis of purring in juvenile, subadult and adult cheetahs
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Authors: Sunquist, M., & Sunquist, F.
Venue: University of Chicago Press eBooks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2002
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226518237.001.0001
OpenAlex: W2070083811
Cited by: 1,179
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 53 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 71 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 62 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 67 · 2016: 65 · 2015: 59 · 2014: 69 · 2013: 62 · 2012: 60
FWCI: 18.02
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: University of Chicago Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
Keywords: wild cats, Felidae, lion, cheetah, panther, cats, human-cat interaction, geographic distribution, ecology and behavior, conservation status, wildlife conservation

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