Ocelot Size
Size of Ocelot
| Weight | 8-18 kg [8 to 18 kg (18 to 40 lb)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 68-100 cm [68 to 100 cm (27 to 39 in) in length, plus 26 to 45 cm (10 to 18 in) in tail length] | ||
| Lifespan | 7-20 yrs [7-10 years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top running speed is 61 kmph (38 mph) | ||
The Ocelot is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Carnivora.
The Ocelot belonged to the family Felidae, mainly distributed in Central-America, South-America. They like to live in tropical jungle, grassland and marshes, and nocturnal/crepuscular is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly grey, yellow, red, black, tan. In addition, rodents, lizards, deer are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are jaguar, puma, harpy eagle.It is currently estimated that there are 800,000.
The most distinctive feature of Ocelot is rosettes, spots and stripes on fur. If we use one sentence to describe the Ocelot, it is "Also known as the Painted Leopard!".
