World History & Geography Encyclopedia
New wild cat species formally described from Bolivia’s cloud forests
Leopardus tilcayo is the first living wild cat species described in more than a century
Year2026 CE
RegionCoroico, Bolivia (representative point in the Yungas)
Category生物知识
Importance★★★★
Overview
On 17 September 2026, researchers published the formal description of Leopardus tilcayo, a new cat species living in Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests, in Current Biology. The map uses the area near Coroico as a representative habitat point.
Historical impact
It is the first living wild cat species formally described in more than a century, revealing major gaps in biodiversity knowledge across the Andes–Amazon transition and adding urgency to cloud-forest conservation.