How new is the first ‘new-to-science’ cat discovered in more than 100 years?

Mongabay
Sep 25, 2026, 4:41 pm59 ptsTrending
Scientists have described a species of tiger cat that was previously unknown to science. From Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests, it is the first discovery of a living novel cat species in more than 100 years. The tilcayo (Leopardus tilcayo) takes its species name from the name locals already had for it. Paola…

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