Chat à tête plate vs Jaguarundi

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Chat à tête plate is Endangered while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chat à tête plate	Jaguarundi
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Carnivora (carnivores)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family same	Felidae (Cats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Prionailurus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chat à tête plate and Jaguarundi share a common ancestor at the Family level: Felidae. (Cats)

Conservation Status

Chat à tête plate

EN — Endangered

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chat à tête plate	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chat à tête plate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.