# ‘Remarkable’: Scientists discover new wild cat species for the first time in 100 years

https://mins.news/en/item/63955

- euronews, 2026-09-18 09:18 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/remarkable-scientists-discover-new-wild-cat-species-for-first-time-in-100-years

> Scientists have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in the first such discovery in a century. Slightly smaller than a domestic cat and about 45 centimetres long, it was initially mistaken for a pet.

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