Details
Puma yagouaroundi
Jaguarundi is a small Neotropical cat with a long body and short legs. It is adaptable across wooded and open habitats, though it remains difficult to observe.
Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)
It uses scrub, grassland, forest edges, and wetland margins from southern North America into South America. Main habitat types in this guide are forest, grassland, savanna.
Typical length 53-77 cm, weight 3.5 kg-9 kg. A plain gray to reddish coat, long tail, and low weasel-like body shape are distinctive.
It is diurnal and usually solitary. It is often active by day and moves quickly on the ground while searching for prey.
It is carnivorous. Small mammals, birds, reptiles, and frogs are commonly taken.
Females give birth in dense cover or cavities and keep kittens hidden at first.
Although still widespread in places, it remains sensitive to habitat change. It is adaptable across wooded and open habitats, though it remains difficult to observe.
