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New Wild Cat Species Tilcayo Discovered in Bolivia After Century

Scientists have formally named the tilcayo, a tiny wild cat found in Bolivia's cloud forests, marking the first new tiger cat species identified in over 100 years.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 17 Sept 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by New Scientist, 1h 30m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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  1. New ScientistBeautiful new cat species is first to be named in a century
  2. Times of IndiaMeet Tilcayo: Tiny wild cat discovered in Bolivia's forests after more than a century
  3. South China Morning PostNew cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century

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  1. New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century South China Morning Post
  2. Meet Tilcayo: Tiny wild cat discovered in Bolivia's forests after more than a century Times of India
  3. Beautiful new cat species is first to be named in a century New Scientist

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  • Tilcayo
  • Bolivia