The Oncilla, also known as the little spotted cat or little tiger cat, is one of the smallest wild cat species in the Americas. The scientific name of the Oncilla is Leopardus tigrinus (Petersen). I chose the Oncilla because I saw a photo of it and thought it looked attractive. The fur and eyes are what caught my eye when I saw the photo. I thought Oncilla was interesting because it looks like a house cat but that's not the case. You, Oncilla is really small and she has big eyes, which makes her really adorable. I discovered that the Oncilla is a relative of the Ocelot and the Margay, which I found interesting. The Oncilla is venerable to the point of extinction because the greatest threat to the animal is man. Humans capture Oncilla and then usually sell them as pets. The Oncilla generally lives in the high jungle areas of South and Central America (Petersen). In Brazil, Oncilla has been found in subtropical forested uplands, plantation fields, deforested areas and in eucalyptus monocultures. They have a preference for montane cloud forest. The Oncilla is an obligate carnivore, meaning it must eat meat to survive. In their habitat, they have all the resources necessary for their survival. They eat small mammals, lizards, birds, invertebrates and sometimes tree frogs. The places where Oncilla live tend to be very hot and humid. The Oncilla does not migrate to any other location. The Oncilla has a slender body, a narrow snout, round ears and round, usually golden eyes. The body of the Oncilla is covered in thick fur which can be beige or ocher in color. The upper surface of the Oncilla is covered with dark rosettes. Rosettes are the name for Oncilla spots. The underside of the body is pale and...... middle of paper ......-the-oncilla.htm>."Characteristics of Oncilla." http://www.planetwildlife.com/. PlantWildlife. Internet. April 7, 2014. “Oncilla Facts.” http://www.softschools.com. Gentle schools. Internet. March 31, 2014. “Oncilla.” http://www.felineconservation.org/. Feline Conservation Federation. Internet. March 31, 2014. .Patel, C. 2011. "Leopardus tigrinus" (Online), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 7, 2014, from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Leopardus_tigrinus/ de Oliveira, T., Eizirik, E., Schipper, J., Valderrama, C., Leite-Pitman, R. & Payan, E. 2008. Leopardus tigrinus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org April 7 2014.