The Oncilla is the smallest spotted cat in North America, barely larger than a domestic cat, and ranges from Central America through South America. It inhabits cloud forests and highland grasslands, overlapping in range with the ocelot and margay but exploiting a different microhabitat. The oncilla is increasingly threatened by deforestation of cloud forest habitats in Central America.
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