[Aztlan] "Tiger Cat"

[David Hixson]

For those who received Jules' email encoded...

"Jules Siegel" <jules at cafecancun.com> wrote:

Maybe it was a margay, Felis (Leopardus) wiedi Schinz: "Sometimes called the long-tailed spotted cat, the name margay is an anglicised version of "marguey" which translates as "tiger cat".  It is also referred to as the little or tree ocelot." http://members.aol.com/cattrust/margay.htm

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[Additional note from David Hixson: I would concur with Jules that this may be Felis wiedii, known affectionately in Yucatan as a "tigrillo".]