Geoffroy's Cat
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| ジョフロイネコ | |||
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| Romaji | Jofuroi neko
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Leopardus geoffroyi
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| Distribution | South America
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| Diet | Carnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 14-15 years
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| Read More | Geoffroy's cat
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| Geoffroy's Cat | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 | Nexon Game | KemoV | Gallery |
Geoffroy's Cat is a type of feline Friend that first appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game. She has also debuted as a member of KemoV, the Kemono Friends virtual Youtuber group.
Appearance
Current design of Geoffroy's Cat has pale tan hair, tied into long pigtails by white ribbons at the back, with brown and white markings on the front. The side fringes that frames her face is tied by yellow and brown ribbons. She has slitted yellow eyes, as well as a small pair of fangs sticking out of her mouth. Her ears are large and rounded, and are white on the inside with a brown back featuring a white spot. Her tail is long and striped in the same colours as her hair. Her bowtie is pale tan with a single brown stripe which represents the "necklace" streak of the real animal. She wears a long sleeved white buttoned shirt, with brown stripes and spots and tan colouring on the ends of the sleeves. Her spotted skirt is held up by suspenders, as well as an orange bow with tassels. Her thigh highs are striped at the top and spotted at the bottom, and she wears white short boots with an orange bow.
Her old design was drastically different. Her hair was brown, though still very long. Her ears were smaller and had no other markings, and the hair around her face was cream at the sides, and tied with white ribbons. Her tail was shorter and thinner, and was more yellow. Her eyes weren't slitted, though she still had her small fangs. Her bowtie was yellow, still with a single brown stripe, and had long tassels attached to it. She wore a plain yellow jacket over a white shirt and an orange skirt with brown spots. Her socks were yellow, and mostly plain aside from a lighter upper half and some brown spots.
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In Real Life
A Geoffroy's Cat, at Zoo Karlsruhe, Germany. Photo by Daf-de, 2006
Geoffroy's Cat is a small wild cat, about the size of a domestic cat, native to the southern and central regions of South America. It is named after the 19th century French zoologist, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.
Geoffroy's Cat is similar to a domestic cat in terms of size, about 60cm (24 in) in head and body with a relatively short tail of 31cm (12 in). It weighs about 2 to 5kg (4.4~11 lb). On its brownish-yellow coat there are numerous black spots evenly distributed from each other over its whole body. There are also black streaks on the crown, cheeks and the chest to form a "necklace". The underbelly fur is cream-colored or white marked with black spots. The backs of its ears are black with white spots.
Geoffroy's Cat can be found in South American countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil but it is rare in Chile. It inhabits savanna, pampas which is a type of low fertile grasslands, and regions in Andes at elevations up to 3,800m (12.500 ft) from sea level. It prefers open woodland and scrubland with plenty of cover.
It is nocturnal and solitary except during mating seasons. It preys mainly on rodents, hares, birds, snakes and small lizards, insects, and sometimes frogs and fish. There is no predator preying on Geoffroy's Cat in its range.
The cat was once hunted extensively for pelts in the late 19s but its population has since been stable after the fur trade was deemed illegal in late 1980s. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is abundant over most of its range.
Trivia
- Coat of Geoffroy's Cat is brownish-yellow in the northern part of its range but grayish in the south. Melanism is common among Geoffroy's Cats, so black individuals are not rare.
- Geoffroy's Cats have been observed to stand up on their hind legs while using their tail as a support, in a way to scan their surroundings. It is an unusual behavior among cats.
- Local people call them "fishing cat" as they are good swimmers. Generally, however, the local common name is "gato de montes", meaning cat of the mountains.
- Geoffroy's Cats is most closely related to the kodkod genetically.
References
- Geoffroy’s Cat, International Society for Endangered Cats (ISEC) Canada.