The Oncilla, also known as the little spotted cat or the little tiger cat, is one of the smallest wild cat species in the Americas. The scientific name of the Oncilla is Leopardus tigrinus (Petersen). I chose the Oncilla because I saw a photo of it and thought it was interesting. The fur and eyes are what caught my attention when I saw the photo. I thought the Oncilla was interesting because it looks like a house cat but it isn't. Your Oncilla is really small and has big eyes which make her really adorable. I found out that the Oncilla is a relative of the Ocelot and Margay, which I thought was interesting. The Oncilla is at risk of extinction because the greatest threat to the animal is humans. Humans capture Oncilla and then sell them as pets. Oncilla commonly live in elevated jungle areas in South and Central America (Petersen). In Brazil, Oncilla has been found in the highlands of subtropical forests, plantation fields, deforested areas and eucalyptus monocultures. They prefer montane cloud forest. The Oncilla is an obligate carnivore, meaning it must eat meat to survive. In their habitat they have all the resources to survive. They eat small mammals, lizards, birds, invertebrates and sometimes tree frogs. The places where Oncilla live tend to be very hot and humid. The Oncilla does not migrate anywhere else. The Oncilla has a slender body, narrow snout, round ears and round, usually golden eyes. The body of the Oncilla is covered with thick fur which can be light brown or ocher in colour. The upper part of the Oncilla is covered with dark rosettes. Rosettes are what the spots on the Oncilla are called. The lower part of the body is pale and...... in the center of the paper......-l'oncilla.htm>."Characteristics of the oncilla." http://www.planetwildlife.com/. PlantWildlife. Network. 7 April 2014. "Facts of Oncilla". http://www.softschools.com. Soft schools. Network. March 31, 2014. "Oncilla." http://www.felineconservation.org/. Federation for the Conservation of Felines. Network. 31 March 2014. .Patel, C. 2011. "Leopardus tigrinus" (online), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 7, 2014 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Leopardus_tigrinus/ de Oliveira, T., Eizirik, E., Schipper, J., Valderrama, C., Leite-Pitman, R . & Payan, E. 2008. Leopardus tigrinus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org 07 April 2014.