Alpine Chickweed vs Jaguarundi

Cerastium alpinum compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Chickweed	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cerastium	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cerastium alpinum	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Alpine Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Chickweed	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Alpine Chickweed

The Alpine Chickweed (Cerastium alpinum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.