Guyanese arrowhead vs Jaguarundi

Sagittaria guayanensis compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyanese arrowhead	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Alismataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Sagittaria guayanensis	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guyanese arrowhead	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia