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that they are members of the same genus.The following eight extant Leopardus species have commonly been recognized as valid taxa since 2017:

Additionally, more recent genetic analyses in 2017 and 2021 proposed the recognition of a third tigrina-like species, Leopardus emiliae.

A 2021 analysis of 142 pampas cat museum specimen collected across South America showed significant morphological differences between them. Therefore, it was proposed

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