In captivity, the oncilla tends to have high infant mortality rate.

Such hybridization may be a natural process, and the extent of this as a threat to the oncilla is unknown.

The oncilla is a nocturnal animal that hunts rodents and birds.

Hybrids between the Pantanal cat and oncilla are known from Brazil.

While similar in appearance to the oncilla and margay, which inhabit the same region, the ocelot is larger.

Like all cats, the oncilla is an obligate carnivore, requiring meat for survival.

The oncilla is a primarily terrestrial animal, but is also an adept climber.

The Mantled howler, the oncilla, deer and more than 70 species of bats are among the park's typical residents.

This coloration helps the oncilla blend in with the mottled sunlight of the tropical forest understory.

The felines found in Brazil are the jaguar, the puma, the margay, the oncilla, and the jaguarundi.

The oncilla's jaw is shortened, with fewer teeth, but with well-developed carnassials and canines.

The oncilla stalks its prey from a distance, and once in range, it pounces to catch and kill the prey.

A zone of hybridization between the oncilla and the colocolo has been found through genetic analyses of specimens from central Brazil.

The oncilla resembles the margay and the ocelot, but is smaller, with a slender build and narrower muzzle.

Recorded mammals include: spectacled bear, mountain tapir, cougar, oncilla, pudú, white-tailed deer.

Domestic cat/oncilla (little spotted cat or tiger cat)

CITES places the oncilla on Appendix I, prohibiting all international commerce in oncillas or products made from them.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified the oncilla as vulnerable.

Noteworthy mammals include Mountain Tapir, Spectacled Bear, Northern Pudú, Oncilla and Cougar, White-eared Opossum.

There were attempts to breed the oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) with the margay (Leopardus wiedii) by Dutch breeder Mme Falken-Rohrle in the 1950s.

These variants were absent in melanistic individuals of Geoffroy's cat, oncilla, pampas cat and Asian golden cat, suggesting that melanism arose independently at least four times in the cat family.

The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the little spotted cat, tigrillo, cunaguaro or tiger cat, is a small spotted felid found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.

Researchers have argued that there should be a splitting of the oncilla into two species, as there is pronounced difference in appearance between the oncillas in Costa Rica as compared to those in central and southern Brazil.

Hybridization of the oncilla with the Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) has been found in the southernmost part of its range; hybridization with the pampas cat (Leopardus pajeros) has also been found in central Brazil.

The Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve serves as habitat and key migratory channel for six endangered species of felines (jaguar, puma, ocelot, oncilla, margay, and jaguarundi) and two endangered species of primates (mantled howler monkey and white-fronted capuchin monkey).

Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)

There were attempts to breed the oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) with the margay (Leopardus wiedii) by Dutch breeder Mme Falken-Rohrle in the 1950s.

The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), also known as the little spotted cat, tigrillo, cunaguaro or tiger cat, is a small spotted felid found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.