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New cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a century

It was found in Bolivia’s ​lush Yungas forest, a mountainous region where forests are often covered by clouds and surrounded by high humidity, according to researchers.

The Guardian World18 sources1 min readFiled September 17, 2026

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  1. France 24 SpanishLatest
    Medio Ambiente - Tilcayo: el felino que la ciencia acaba de identificar en Bolivia
  2. Al Jazeera Arabic
    من قط تربّيه أسرة إلى لغز علمي عمره قرن.. ما الذي كشفه الحمض النووي؟
  3. Clarin
    El Tilcayo, el gato silvestre recién descubierto, está siendo acosado por turistas
  4. France 24 Spanish
    Tigrino, un ejemplar de tilcayo, es protegido en un santuario en Bolivia
  5. 24chasa
    Учени откриха нов вид диви котки – малки и симпатични, отначало ги мислели за домашни
  6. Al Jazeera English
    New cat species found, first in more than 100 years
  7. France 24 Spanish
    El tilcayo: la nueva especie de felino salvaje descubierta en Bolivia, primera identificada en más de un siglo
  8. Clarin
    Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, bióloga que descubrió una nueva especie de gato: "En ciencia, en lugar de competir colaboramos, así llegamos más lejos"
  9. Al Jazeera English
    New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow
  10. LRT
    Pirmą kartą per 100 metų aptikta nauja kačių rūšis
  11. ERR
    Tavaliseks peetud varjupaigakass osutus täiesti uueks metsikuks liigiks
  12. MyJoyOnline
    New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - MyJoyOnline
  13. RTV SLO
    Po več kot sto letih odkrili novo vrsto mačke, ki živi v bolivijskih gozdovih
  14. RTV SLO
    Po več kot sto letih odkrili novo vrsto mačke, ki živi v bolivijskih gozdovih
  15. BBC Russian
    Ученые в Южной Америке открыли новый вид диких кошек — тилькайо - BBC News Русская служба
  16. Tengrinews Kazakh
    Ғалымдар 100 жылдан кейін мысықтардың жаңа түрін тапты
  17. Punch
    Scientists discover new wild cat species after 100 years
  18. DW Top Stories
    Bolivia: New cat species discovered by scientists
  19. BBC Thai
    พบแมวป่าลายจุดชนิดใหม่ของโลกจากป่าในโบลิเวีย - BBC News ไทย
  20. BBC Turkish
    Bolivya'da bulunan kedinin yeni bir tür olduğu belirlendi - BBC News Türkçe
  21. Helsingin Sanomat
    Etelä-Amerikka | Tutkijat löysivät Boliviasta uuden kissalajin
  22. Al Jazeera English
    New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
  23. BBC News
    Spotted wildcat from Bolivian forest revealed as new species
  24. The Guardian WorldBroke it
    New cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a century

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