TheAndean cat (Leopardus jacobitus) is rarely found below 3000 m (9840 ft) and, in Peru at least, is known to range up to at least 5100 m (16,728 ft).
2010, Anja Mutic, Kate Armstrong, Paul Smith,Bolivia, Lonely Planet,page50:
Other precious wild highland species include foxes andtarukas (Andean deer), the mysteriousAndean cat and the titi monkey.
2013, Rob White, “15: Eco-global criminology and the political economy of environmental harm”, in Nigel South, Avi Brisman, editors,Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology,page253:
For example, the native woodlands demolished for cash crops such as GMO soybeans in Argentina have a major impact on the habitats of animals such as pumas, jaguars,Andean cats and tapirs, which cannot live outside this particular ecosystem (Robin 2010: 271).
