---
title: "Nachtkat"
description: "Leopardus guigna — Zoogdieren. The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), also called güiña, is the smallest felid species native to the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/kodkod
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nachtkat

> Leopardus guigna — Zoogdieren. The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), also called güiña, is the smallest felid species native to the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Leopardus guigna*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 277
- Wikidata: [Q211042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211042)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74482](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74482)

## Names

- en: Kodkod
- de: Chilenische Waldkatze
- es: Güiña
- fr: Guigna
- it: Kodkod
- nl: Nachtkat
- pt: Gato chileno
- pl: Ocelot chilijski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (226), AR (5)

## Summary

The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), also called güiña, is the smallest felid species native to the Americas. It lives primarily in central and southern Chile, as well as marginally in adjoining areas of Argentina. Between 1996 and 2002, it was listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List as the total population was thought to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals; it is threatened by persecution, habitat loss and prey base.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodkod

## Photo

![Nachtkat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kodkod/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ricardo Barrientos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323520662

## Machine access

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