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In Texas, Ocelots occur in the dense thorny shrub lands of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Rio Grande Plains. Deep, fertile clay or loamy soils are generally needed to produce suitable habitat.
Ocelot Habitat Conservation. Ocelots were listed as endangered by the USFWS in 1982.
Habitat. Dense, thorny, low brush such as spiny hackberry, lotebush, and blackbrush offer the Ocelot the best habitat. Distribution. Historical records indicate that the Ocelot once occurred throughout south Texas, the southern Edwards Plateau, and along the Coastal Plain.
Widely distributed, the ocelot ranges from south Texas to northern Argentina. In Texas, they primarily inhabit dense chaparral brush, where they prey on small mammals, reptiles and birds, including rodents, rabbits, snakes, lizards and young deer.
However, due to habitat loss, endangered Texas ocelots have been isolated from Mexican populations of ocelots, resulting in reduced genetic variability. To help alleviate this problem, it is imperative to create conservation programs, such as this ocelot recovery project, for the future preservation of the ocelot in Texas.
Sierra: Ocelots Find an Unlikely Haven in South Texas. ocelot, East Foundation, private land stewardship. By Aarohi Sheth—Sierra. A thick humidity lingers during most seasons in South Texas. Spiny hackberry, blackbrush, and other thorny plants create dense walls of vegetation.
