Scientists analysed DNA from 38 wild cats and discovered one was a species nobody had recognised; the 3-pound Bolivian cat is the first new living feline described in over a century

• The biggest mystery is how many tilcayo cats are actually living in the wild.
• Researchers currently cannot determine the species' full range, partly because small tiger cats are notoriously difficult to identify through camera-trap surveys.
• A tiny wild cat living quietly in the Bolivian Andes has turned out to be something scientists have been searching for without quite knowing it.