Jaguarundi vs cardo

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Jaguarundi is Least Concern while cardo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	cardo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Carduus
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

cardo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	cardo
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.

cardo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.