Jaguarundi vs tayuya

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

• Jaguarundi is Least Concern while tayuya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Cayaponia
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	tayuya
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.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.