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title: "Ocelot"
description: "Leopardus pardalis — Zoogdieren. The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg on average."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/ocelot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Ocelot

> Leopardus pardalis — Zoogdieren. The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg on average.

- Scientific name: *Leopardus pardalis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 5231
- Wikidata: [Q33261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33261)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41997](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41997)

## Names

- en: Ocelot
- de: Ozelot
- es: Ocelote
- fr: Ocelot
- nl: Ocelot
- pt: Jaguatirica
- pl: Ocelot wielki

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1020), BR (664), CR (619), CO (533), EC (259), PA (124), PE (84), BO (75), BZ (61), AR (54), GT (23), GF (21)

## Summary

The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita. Carl Linnaeus scientifically described it in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized.

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

## Photo

![Ocelot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ocelot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165837012

## Machine access

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