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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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EYRA CAT (Eng)
JAGUARUNDI (Eng, Fre)
GATO COLORADO (Spa)
GATO MORO (Spa)
LEONCILLO (Spa)
LEÓN BRENERO (Spa)
ONZA (Spa)
TIGRILLO (Spa)
YAGUARUNDÍ (Spa)
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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; Freshwater; Marine
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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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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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