Felid hybrid

A number of hybrids between various felid species are possible. This article deals with hybrids between the species of Felinae and those between Felinae and Panthera species. For hybrids between two Panthera species (lions, tigers, jaguars and leopards), see Panthera hybrid.

Servical/caraval

A servical is a cross between a male serval and a female caracal. The first servicals were bred accidentally when the two animals were housed together in the Los Angeles Zoo. The offspring were tawny with pale spots. If a female servical is crossed to a male caracal, the result is a car-servical; if she is crossed to a male serval, the result is a serservical.

A male caracal crossed with a female serval is called a caraval.

Margay/oncilla hybrid

There were attempts to breed the oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) with the margay (Leopardus wiedii) by Dutch breeder Mme Falken-Rohrle in the 1950s. These appear to have been unsuccessful.

Marlot

The marlot is a hybrid between a male margay and female ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). In May 1977, the Long Island Ocelot Club (LIOC) announced the birth of a marlot bred by Barbara Brocks using captive-bred parents. There was no description of the marlot, but the parent species both have rosetted or marbled patterns on a sandy background.