# The World’s First New Cat Species In 100 Years Has Just Emerged From The Cloud Forests Of Bolivia

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-worlds-first-new-cat-species-in-100-years-has-just-emerged-from-the-cloud-forests-of-bolivia/
- Published: 2026-09-22T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: Leopardus tilcayo in captivity at La Senda Verde – September 17, 2026. Photo credit: researcher Paola Nogales Ascarrunz via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 International (photo resized to fit page). Article by Ella Spitz. All That’s Interesting – updated September 19, 2026. Research article: Current Biology. A new cat species has been found for the first time in more than a century. The tilcayo cat, or Leopardus tilcayo, is native to the Yungas cloud forests of Bolivia, and was discovered by scientists after it turned up in a local wildlife sanctuary, where someone dropped it off just thinking it was an ordinary housecat. […] Click here to view the original article at www.allthatsinteresting.com Curated by John Wysocki Chief Technical Officer See Full Bio