Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Jaguarundi

Heteranthera dubia compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Heteranthera	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

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.