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Herpailurus yaguarondi
– Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CARNIVORA
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Family:
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FELIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Herpailurus yaguarondi
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Species Authority:
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(Lacépède, 1809)
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Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
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See Herpailurus yaguarondi ssp. cacomitli
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | EYRA CAT, JAGUARUNDI |
| French | — | JAGUARUNDI |
| Spanish | — | GATO COLORADO, GATO MORO, LEONCILLO, LEÓN BRENERO, ONZA, TIGRILLO, YAGUARUNDÍ |
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Likely to be transferred to Puma.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LC ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2002
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Assessor/s:
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Cat Specialist Group
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Evaluator/s:
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Nowell, K., Breitenmoser, U., Breitenmoser, C. & Jackson, P. (Cat Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Based on estimates of density and geographic range (Nowell and Jackson 1996), the jaguarundi’s total effective population size is estimated at greater than 50,000 mature breeding individuals, but with a declining trend due to degradation of its habitat and prey base.
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History:
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| 1982 | - | Indeterminate as Felis yagouaroundi (Thornback and Jenkins 1982) |
| 1986 | - | Indeterminate as Felis yagouaroundi (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986) |
| 1988 | - | Indeterminate as Felis yagouaroundi (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) |
| 1990 | - | Indeterminate as Felis yagouarundi (IUCN 1990) |
| 1996 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; United States; Venezuela
Possibly extinct regionally:
Uruguay
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Population
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Population:
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The jaguarundi appears to be relatively common over much of its range. Although it is present throughout the Amazon basin rainforest, it is more rare in this habitat type. The jaguarundi may now be extinct in Uruguay, and it is very rare in the southwestern United States near the Rio Grande (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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The jaguarundi is a lowland species, not generally found above 2,000 m. It occupies a broad range of both open and closed habitats, from dry scrub, swamp and savanna woodland to primary forest (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.5 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
| 2.1 | Savanna - Dry |
| 3.5 | Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
| 4.5 | Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
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Threats
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Threats:
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The species is generally not exploited for commercial trade, although jaguarundis are doubtless caught in traps set for commercially valuable species and may be subject to low intensity hunting pressure around settled areas (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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List of Threats:
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| 4.1.2.1 | Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Terrestrial - Trapping/snaring/netting (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Included on CITES Appendix II. Populations of Central and North America are CITES Appendix I. The species is protected across most of its range, with hunting prohibited in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States and Venezuela, and hunting regulations in place in Peru (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 1.2.2.1 | Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (in place) |
| 1.2.2.2 | Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (in place) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Cat Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 8 October 2002. Nowell, K. and Jackson, P. (compilers and editors) 1996. Wild Cats. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. (online version) Thornback, J. and Jenkins, M. 1982. The IUCN Mammal Red Data Book. Part 1: Threatened mammalian taxa of the Americas and the Australasian zoogeographic region (excluding Cetacea). IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
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