False Dotted Border vs Jaguarundi

Belenois thysa compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Jaguarundi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Belenois	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Belenois thysa	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Jaguarundi share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.