The long-tailed tabby cat is a cat family that originally lived in Central and South America. Tiger cats are solitary nocturnal animals that prefer to inhabit the depths of rainforests, including those from Mexico to Argentina. Although the long-tailed tiger cat once suffered a crisis of extinction, it now seems that the situation has improved.

       The long-tailed tiger cat weighs between 3kg-9kg, the body length is 45cm-80cm, and the tail length is 33cm-51cm. They are a bit like a large tiger cat, but with a shorter head, longer tail and limbs, The spots on the tail are also different. The long-tailed tiger cat is an expert at climbing and can live in trees all its life, catching its prey in the woods. The long-tailed tabby cat is one of two feline species with flexible heels for climbing, along with the clouded leopard. The long-tailed tiger cat's heel can rotate 180 degrees, and both the front and rear limbs can firmly grasp branches and tree trunks, and can also jump for a long distance. The long-tailed tiger cat hangs on one limb on the tree, and the vertical jump height is 6m-8m.

       Tiger cats like to live in the depths of the rainforest and live alone Or nocturnal, mainly eating small mammals, birds, eggs, lizards and tree frogs, etc., and also eat a little grass or other food to help digestion. Because the long-tailed tiger cat hunts squirrel, it is sure that it can completely forage in trees. The number of long-tailed tiger cats is extremely rare, and most relevant studies are based on the feces excreted by long-tailed tiger cats. The long-tailed tiger cat is a nocturnal animal and can eat a lot of things.

       The known subspecies of long-tailed tabby cats are as follows: type

      L. w. glauculus: distributed in central Mexico

       L. w. nicaraguae: In Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

       L. w. oaxacensis: in southern Mexico

       L. w. pirrensis: distribution In Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

       L. w. salvinius: in Mexico Chiapas, Guatemala and El Salvador

       L. w. yucatanicus: distributed in Yucatan, Mexico