South American Animal Names/Felids

Felid species names:


 * Scientific name: 
 * Portuguese common name: gato, gato-doméstico
 * Spanish common name: gato


 * Scientific name: 
 * Portuguese common name: maracajá, gato-maracajá
 * Spanish common name:


 * Scientific name:
 * Portuguese common name:
 * Spanish common name:

Generic Portuguese term for a large cat, especially jaguars and pumas. Tigre (literally 'tiger') in earlier Spanish sources.


 * Scientific name: 
 * Portuguese common name: onça-preta, onça-pintada
 * Spanish common name:


 * Scientific name: 
 * Portuguese common name: onça-parda, puma
 * Spanish common name: puma