The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), an aa cried güiña, is the smawest cat in the Americas an an aa haes the smawest distribution, bein foond primarily in central an soothren Chile an marginally in adjynin auries o Argentina. In 2002, the IUCN classified the kodkod as Vulnerable as the tot effective population size mey be fewer nor 10,000 mature individuals, wi a declinin trend due tae habitat an prey base loss an persecution, an na subpopulation havin an effective population size lairger nor 1,000 mature breedin individuals.[2]
The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), an aa cried güiña, is the smawest cat in the Americas an an aa haes the smawest distribution, bein foond primarily in central an soothren Chile an marginally in adjynin auries o Argentina. In 2002, the IUCN classified the kodkod as Vulnerable as the tot effective population size mey be fewer nor 10,000 mature individuals, wi a declinin trend due tae habitat an prey base loss an persecution, an na subpopulation havin an effective population size lairger nor 1,000 mature breedin individuals.
