There are approximately 10 subspecies of Ocelot. They live all over Central and South America, with a very few living in Texas and having been spotted in Arizona. They prefer to live in jungle and tropical rainforest areas, but also can be found in scrub land, wetlands and marshes.
The subspecies and range of living are:
Leopardus pardalis pardalis - Amazon Rain Forest
Leopardus pardalis aequatorialis - Northern Andes and Central America
Leopardus pardalis albescens - Eastern Mexico, Southern Texas
Leopardus pardalis melanurus - Venezuela, Guyana, and Trinidad
Leopardus pardalis mitis - Argentina and Paraguay
Leopardus pardalis nelsoni - Southwestern Mexico
Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis - Columbia
Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis - Northwestern Mexico, Southern Arizona
Leopardis pardalis steinbachi - Bolivia
The ocelot is mostly nocturnal. They have excellent vision in low level lighting. They are very territorial and will fight to the death to defend their range. Farmers and ranchers like having these 'small' big cats around, as they don't hunt their live stock but do keep down the rodent and other varmint populations.
The subspecies that are endangered are so because of their gorgeous pelts which fetch a high price on the black market.
Zoos that they can be seen at:
Pacific region
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, Washington
Oregon Zoo Portland, Oregon Felis (Leopardus) pardalis mitis
Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, California
San Diego Zoo San Diego, California
Mountain region
Zoo Boise Boise, Idaho
Hogle Zoo Salt Lake City, Utah
Phoenix Zoo Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum Tucson, Arizona
Wildlife World Litchfield Park, Arizona
Albuquerque Zoo Albuquerque, New Mexico
Central region
El Paso Zoo El Paso, Texas
Fort Worth Zoo Fort Worth, Texas
Dallas Zoo Dallas, Texas
Cameron Park Zoo Waco, Texas
Houston Zoo Houston, Texas
The Texas Zoo Victoria, Texas
San Antonio Zoo San Antonio, Texas
Alexandria Zoo Alexandria, Louisiana
Montgomery Zoo Montgomery, Alabama
Eastern region
Cincinnati Zoo Cincinnati, Ohio
Metro Park Zoo Cleveland, Ohio
Louisville Zoo Louiseville, Kentucky
Memphis Zoo Memphis, Tennessee
Oglebay's Good Zoo Wheeling, West Virginia
Claws 'N Paws Wild Animal Park Hamlin, Pennsylvania
Zoo America North American Wildlife Park Hershey, Pennsylvania
Buffalo Zoo Buffalo, New York
Rosamond Gifford Zoo Syracuse, New York
Seneca Park Zoo Rochester, New York
Franklin Park Zoo Boston, Massachusetts
Beardsley Zoo Bridgeport, Connecticut Leopardus pardalis mitis
Brandy wine Zoo Wilmington, Delaware
Salisbury Zoo Salisbury, Maryland
Virginia Zoo Norfolk, Virginia
North Carolina Zoo Asheboro, North Carolina
Greenville Zoo Greenville, South Carolina
Big Cat Rescue Tampa, Florida
Naples Zoo Naples, Florida
The Palm Beach Zoo West Palm Beach, Florida
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