# 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.

- Published: 2026-09-17T21:00:01.088Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T17:00:20.999Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Environment, Science and technology
- Involves: A male tilcayo, Ajakirjas Current Biology ilmunud uuring, Argentina, Bolivia, Bolivian Yungas, Bolivian Yungas-vuoristometsät, Bolivia’s Yungas forest, Costa Rica, Current Biology, Dr. Caroline Sartor, Eduardo Eizirik, Enzo Aliaga

## How it developed

- 2026-09-17T21:00:01.088Z - The Guardian World: [New cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a century](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/new-cat-species-identified-bolivia)
- 2026-09-17T23:32:10.650Z - BBC News: [Spotted wildcat from Bolivian forest revealed as new species](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2zgv9rr4ro)
- 2026-09-18T05:00:01.581Z - Al Jazeera English: [New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/new-tiger-cat-species-identified-in-bolivia-first-in-over-a-century)
- 2026-09-18T05:30:52.499Z - Helsingin Sanomat: [Etelä-Amerikka | Tutkijat löysivät Boliviasta uuden kissalajin](https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-2000012282049.html)
- 2026-09-18T06:02:45.246Z - BBC Turkish: [Bolivya'da bulunan kedinin yeni bir tür olduğu belirlendi  - BBC News Türkçe](https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cvrl6453zedeo)
- 2026-09-18T07:32:33.281Z - BBC Thai: [พบแมวป่าลายจุดชนิดใหม่ของโลกจากป่าในโบลิเวีย - BBC News ไทย](https://www.bbc.com/thai/articles/cm4gd7787rkro)
- 2026-09-18T10:00:40.295Z - DW Top Stories: [Bolivia: New cat species discovered by scientists](https://www.dw.com/en/bolivia-new-cat-species-discovered-by-scientists/a-79320205?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-09-18T09:30:18.088Z - Punch: [Scientists discover new wild cat species after 100 years](https://punchng.com/scientists-discover-new-wild-cat-species-after-100-years/)
- 2026-09-18T10:32:57.794Z - Tengrinews Kazakh: [Ғалымдар 100 жылдан кейін мысықтардың жаңа түрін тапты](https://kaz.tengrinews.kz/handsomely/galyimdar-100-jyildan-keyn-myisyiktardyin-jana-turn-taptyi-381335/)
- 2026-09-18T11:00:06.698Z - BBC Russian: [Ученые в Южной Америке открыли новый вид диких кошек — тилькайо - BBC News Русская служба](https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/crvgy54770eno)
- 2026-09-18T11:31:18.889Z - RTV SLO: [Po več kot sto letih odkrili novo vrsto mačke, ki živi v bolivijskih gozdovih](https://www.rtvslo.si/zabava-in-slog/zanimivosti/po-vec-kot-100-letih-odkrili-novo-vrsto-macke-ki-zivi-v-bolivijskih-gozdovih/794158)
- 2026-09-18T12:31:08.703Z - RTV SLO: [Po več kot sto letih odkrili novo vrsto mačke, ki živi v bolivijskih gozdovih](https://www.rtvslo.si/zabava-in-slog/zanimivosti/po-vec-kot-sto-letih-odkrili-novo-vrsto-macke-ki-zivi-v-bolivijskih-gozdovih/794158)
- 2026-09-18T12:00:21.765Z - MyJoyOnline: [New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/new-tiger-cat-species-identified-in-bolivia-first-in-over-a-century/)
- 2026-09-18T12:30:20.209Z - ERR: [Tavaliseks peetud varjupaigakass osutus täiesti uueks metsikuks liigiks](https://novaator.err.ee/1610142094/tavaliseks-peetud-varjupaigakass-osutus-taiesti-uueks-metsikuks-liigiks)
- 2026-09-18T14:02:24.595Z - LRT: [Pirmą kartą per 100 metų aptikta nauja kačių rūšis](https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/mokslas-ir-it/11/3056135/pirma-karta-per-100-metu-aptikta-nauja-kaciu-rusis)
- 2026-09-18T15:00:26.577Z - Al Jazeera English: [New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/new-bolivian-cat-claws-its-way-into-species-list-what-we-meow)
- 2026-09-18T19:32:33.006Z - Clarin: [Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, bióloga que descubrió una nueva especie de gato: "En ciencia, en lugar de competir colaboramos, así llegamos más lejos"](https://www.clarin.com/internacional/paola-nogales-ascarrunz-biologa-descubrio-nueva-especie-gato-ciencia-lugar-competir-colaboramos-llegamos-lejos_0_ViMm9mt9YO.html)
- 2026-09-18T20:30:14.354Z - France 24 Spanish: [El tilcayo: la nueva especie de felino salvaje descubierta en Bolivia, primera identificada en más de un siglo](https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20260918-el-tilcayo-la-nueva-especie-de-felino-salvaje-descubierta-en-bolivia-primera-identificada-en-m%C3%A1s-de-un-siglo)
- 2026-09-18T21:45:01.156Z - Al Jazeera English: [New cat species found, first in more than 100 years](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/18/new-cat-species-found-first-in-more-than-100-years)
- 2026-09-19T17:00:16.168Z - 24chasa: [Учени откриха нов вид диви котки – малки и симпатични, отначало ги мислели за домашни](https://www.24chasa.bg/mezhdunarodni/article/23588683)
- 2026-09-20T20:00:13.133Z - France 24 Spanish: [Tigrino, un ejemplar de tilcayo, es protegido en un santuario en Bolivia](https://www.france24.com/es/video/20260920-tigrino-un-ejemplar-de-tilcayo-es-protegido-en-un-santuario-en-bolivia)
- 2026-09-22T11:33:38.366Z - Clarin: [El Tilcayo, el gato silvestre recién descubierto, está siendo acosado por turistas](https://www.clarin.com/internacional/tilcayo-gato-silvestre-recien-descubierto-acosado-turistas_0_r6WfE1MsG6.html)
- 2026-09-22T15:31:05.700Z - Al Jazeera Arabic: [من قط تربّيه أسرة إلى لغز علمي عمره قرن.. ما الذي كشفه الحمض النووي؟](https://www.aljazeera.net/misc/2026/9/22/%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%82%d8%b7-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%84%d8%ba%d8%b2-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%85%d9%8a-%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%87-%d9%82%d8%b1%d9%86)
- 2026-09-23T17:00:20.999Z - France 24 Spanish: [Medio Ambiente - Tilcayo: el felino que la ciencia acaba de identificar en Bolivia](https://www.france24.com/es/programas/medio-ambiente/20260923-tilcayo-el-felino-que-la-ciencia-acaba-de-identificar-en-bolivia)

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