Canada Cinquefoil vs Jaguarundi

Potentilla canadensis compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Cinquefoil	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Potentilla	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Potentilla canadensis	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Cinquefoil	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.