Button-Willow vs Jaguarundi

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rubiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cephalanthus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.