Tiger cat, a genus of tiger cats in the subfamily Catidae, has a total of 10 subspecies differentiation: Tiger Cat Nominate Subspecies, Equatorial Tiger Cat, North American Tiger Cat, Caribbean Tiger Cat, South American Tiger Cat, Nelson Tiger Cat, Colombian Tiger Cat, Ecuadorian Tiger Cat, Sonora Tiger Cat, Bolivian Tiger Cat. It is widely distributed in the Americas, inhabiting tropical rainforests, shrublands, and alpine forests in the Andes. Good at climbing and jumping, vision, hearing, smell are very developed, with night vision ability.
The body length is 55-101 cm, the tail length is 27-45 cm, the weight is 6.6-18.6 kg, and the female is smaller. The back of the body is available in white, brown, yellow and gray. Subspecies vary from subspecies to territory. There are two vertical stripes on the forehead, with a fine dotted pattern in the middle. There are many long black stripes on the back of the neck at the back of the head. It is dotted with black dots and dark brown rectangular patches surrounded by black edges. The abdomen is white with dark spots. There are also black stripes and spots on the tail.
Mostly nocturnal and territorial. The forefoot has 5 toes and the hind feet have 4 toes; the claws are sharp and retractable. It hunts in the same way that most cats hunt in ambushes. Good at swimming and climbing trees, can descend trees in a head-down manner, but most of the time on the ground. Canine teeth and fissures are extremely developed and have a wide range of feeding habits, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Prefers to live alone and only gathers when mating. Breeding is carried every two years, and 2-4 litters can be produced per litter.