New species of wild cat identified in Bolivia - first for more than 100 years

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What happened

A previously unknown species of wild cat has been identified in South America.

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  • Reported by Sky News and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 UTC.

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New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia

New species of wild feline was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest that is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s ⁠cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first tim…

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian