Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Jaguarundi

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Manihot	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.