Tracking the evolution of the elusive Andean moutain cat (Oreailurus jacobita) from mitochondrial DNA

Rarely observed in the wild, the existence of the Andean mountain cat (Oreailurus jacobita) has been established based on only 3 skulls and 14 museum skins. The Andean mountain cat's evolutionary relationship to other felids based on morphological characters is largely contradictory, with evide...

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Published in:The Journal of heredity 1998-05, Vol.89 (3), p.227
Main Authors: Johnson, W E, Culver, M, Iriarte, J A, Eizirik, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Genes
Heredity
Wildcats
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Summary:Rarely observed in the wild, the existence of the Andean mountain cat (Oreailurus jacobita) has been established based on only 3 skulls and 14 museum skins. The Andean mountain cat's evolutionary relationship to other felids based on morphological characters is largely contradictory, with evidence aligning it with South American small spotted cats (ocelot lineage) or alternatively with pantherine lineage felids.
ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333