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title: "Geoffroykat"
description: "Leopardus geoffroyi — Zoogdieren. Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/geoffroy-s-cat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geoffroykat

> Leopardus geoffroyi — Zoogdieren. Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America.

- Scientific name: *Leopardus geoffroyi*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1191
- Wikidata: [Q42682](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42682)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74481](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74481)

## Names

- en: Geoffroy's Cat
- de: Kleingefleckte Katze
- es: Gato Montés Sudamericano
- fr: Chat de Geoffroy
- nl: Geoffroykat
- pt: Gato-do-mato-grande
- pl: Kot argentyński

## Countries with the most observations

AR (864), UY (89), BR (25), PY (21), BO (18), CL (6)

## Summary

Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America. It is around the size of a domestic cat. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to it being widespread and abundant over its  range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffroy%27s_cat

## Photo

![Geoffroykat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/geoffroy-s-cat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17411405

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/geoffroy-s-cat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).