Jaguarundi vs umkokolo

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Dovyalis
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).