Jaguarundi vs Racket-tailed Coquette

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Discosura longicaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	Racket-tailed Coquette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Discosura
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Discosura longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jaguarundi and Racket-tailed Coquette share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	Racket-tailed Coquette
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.

Racket-tailed Coquette

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela