Tateyama Mountains, Japan by Teruhide Tomori
Sabino Canyon, Arizona by Mark McGinnis
the andean cat, also known as the andean mountain cat, is a small wildcat only found in high regions of the south american andes mountains. they are currently endangered from various threats including habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and hunting; approximately 1,500 are left in the wild, and there are no known specimens in captivity. due to their remote range and shy nature, they are difficult to study. their primary food source is the vizcacha, a member of the chinchilla family, but they feed on a variety of other small animals as well. the species is not sexually dimorphic, and both sexes share gray coats with distinct thickly-striped markings.