The range of the Kodkod is restricted to Chile and parts of Argentina. Having a body length of about 20 inches and weighing as little as 5 lbs., it is the smallest cat in the Americas. A Kodkod is nocturnal and arboreal (inhabiting or frequenting trees). The Chilean cat, or kodkod, is listed as Vulnerable (VU), and considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
