Jaguarundi vs Guará

Puma yagouaroundi compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Jaguarundi is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguarundi	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Chrysocyon
Species	Puma yagouaroundi	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jaguarundi and Guará share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguarundi	Guará
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.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.