Jaguarundi vs Tangerine

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Jaguarundi is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Citrus
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia