1. The Ocelot
(Leopardus pardalis)
By: Chris Robles
Block 1: Environmental Systems
May 2, 2012

2. Physical Description
• The Ocelot is about
twice the size of a
house cat, ranging from
30 to 41 inches in
length and 15 to 30
pounds in weight.
• I chose to research the
Ocelot because it is a
species that no one
really knows about.

3. Distribution/Habitat
• Ocelots once lived
through out all of south
Texas, Mexico, Central
America, and South
America.
• Ocelots are now found
in only the deep south
of
Texas, Mexico, Central
America, and South
America.

4. Food/Natural Enemies
• The Ocelots diet • The major predators of
includes small the Ocelot include
rodents, reptiles, mediu harpy
m-sized eagles, pumas, jaguars,
mammals, birds, and and anacondas; but
crustaceans and fish; they are also affected
i.e., cane mice, spiny by various diseases:
rats, common taeniidae, capillaria, On
agoutis, opossums, and cicola, and many more.
armadillos.

5. Environmental Systems
• Environmental systems • In the process of trying
have various ways of to save the
reducing biodiversity, Ocelot, many different
the simplest way to systems are
explain is: even though involved, including the
all systems interact in human system, which is
helpful ways, they also the biggest cause of the
interact in hurtful ways. near extinction, but also
There is always and the best help they are
equivalent exchange. receiving.

6. Disappearance Factors
• The Ocelot habitats are being destroyed to
create land for farming and to accommodate
to city growth.
• The Ocelot was also hunted and killed for their
fur from the 1960’s to the 1980’s.

7. Saving the Species
• The Ocelot is protected • As individuals, we can
by the Recovery Plan for do a lot of different
the Listed Cats of things to help prevent
Arizona and Texas, as the extinction of the
well as the Lacey Act in Ocelot, and the easiest
the rest of the world. thing we can do is to
leave their habitats
alone, and watch for
them crossing streets at
night.

8. Citations
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/anima
ls/mammals/ocelot/
• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/a
ccounts/information/Leopardus_pardalis.html
• http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/felipard.htm
• http://www.safarisamblog.com/a-brush-with-
two-ocelots-in-south-texas/
• http://www.indiantiger.org/wild-
cats/ocelot.html