Floating Bur-Reed vs Jaguarundi

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Typhaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sparganium	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.