Jaguarundi vs

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Jaguarundi is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Stephanoeca
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.