Ocelot..............

      The ocelot, also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wildcat distributed extensively over South America including the islands of Trinidad and Margarita, Central America, and Mexico. 

The ocelot is similar in appearance to a domestic cat. Its fur resembles that of a clouded leopard or jaguar and was once regarded as particularly valuable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of ocelots were once killed for their fur. The feline was classified a "vulnerable" endangered species from 1972 until 1996, and is now rated "least concern" by the 2008 IUCN Red List. 

The ocelot ranges from 68 to 100 centimeters (27 to 39 in) in length, plus 26 to 45 centimeters (10 to 18 in) in tail length, and typically weighs 8 to 18 kilograms (18 to 40 lb.), although much larger individuals have occasionally been recorded, making it the largest of the generally dainty Leopards wild cat genus. It has sleek, smooth fur, rounded ears and relatively large front paws. While similar in appearance to the Cadillac and Margaret, who inhabit the same region, the ocelot is larger.

The coat pattern of ocelots can vary, being anything from cream to reddish-brown in color, or sometimes grayish, and marked with black rosettes. In many individuals, some of the spots, (especially on the back,) blend together to form irregular curved stripes or bands. The fur is short, and paler than the rest of the coat beneath. There are also single white spots, called Cellini, on the backs of the ears. Two black stripes line both sides of the face, and the long tail is banded by black.