Jaguarundi vs Natal plum

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Carissa
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).