Oncilla

The oncilla is a small, spotted wild cat that looks like a miniature leopard. It lives in forests from Central America to Brazil, where it hunts quietly under the trees. Unlike many cats, it faces serious threats from disappearing forests and farmland expansion.

• Its coat has dark rosettes like a leopard's, but the oncilla is much smaller.
• People sometimes call it the northern tiger cat or tigrillo.
• It's at risk because its forest home is being cut down for farming.