It is smallest savage cat in America, reaching a length of 45 cm. with a tail of 20 cm., and a weight between 2 and 2.5 kg. Its fur color is generally yellowish, but it also can be very dark. It has round spots, blonde lines on its head combined with dark rings on its tail. The kodkod is a nocturnal hunter, with arboreal habits, that feeds on rodents, marsupials, partridges, pigeons and insects.
This animal is very scarce and, at present, it's being protected by Chile and Argentina.

Family: Felidae

Distribution: Found from Coquimbo (4th Region) to Aysén (11th Region) including Chiloé Island and the Guaitecas, from sea level to the limits of vegetation. Exists in two subspecies: the Leopardus guigna guigna, which inhabits the South of Chile, and the Leopardus guigna tigrillo, that roams the Central Valley.

Habitat: It can be found specially in sclerophyll forest like the Valdivian jungle.