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Headline: New Species Of Wild Cat Identified In Bolivia For More Than 100 Years

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A Tilcayo (Leopardus tilcayo), a newly identified species of wild cat native to Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests. Scientists formally described the species in research published this week, marking the first time a new living wild cat species has been scientifically named and described in more than a century. Genetic research found the Tilcayo to be distinct from other South American tiger cats

Keywords: Los Yungas,Yungas,Leopardus tilcayo,Tilcayo,wild cat,new species,feline,tiger cat,wildlife,biodiversity,cloud forest,scientific discovery,zoology,conservation,South America,September 18 2026,Abad Miranda,JNA Press.,BOLIVIA

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