Devil's Bit vs Jaguarundi

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Acanthaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ruellia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela