• Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA
  • Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA

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Federally Endangered Jaguarundi

Puma yagouaroundi

Bear Creek Feline Center, Panama City, Florida, USA

Least Concern

Contrary to earlier characterizations of this species as relatively common and abundant (Nowell and Jackson 1996), research indicates that the Jaguarundi is an uncommon, low density species. Densities are very low everywhere it has been sampled, and Jaguarundis are more commonly found at 0.01-0.05/km² or lower (de Oliveira et al. submitted), but reaching up to 0.2/km² in a few and restricted high density areas (Caso 2013). The Jaguarundi’s density/numbers are negatively impacted by those of the larger sized Ocelot (the “ocelot effect”) (de Oliveira et al. 2010, Caso 2013). Considered Near Threatened in Argentina (Diaz and Ojeda 2000) and threatened ... Read More

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). Its main threats are however, habitat loss and fragmentation, especially for large scale agriculture and pasture. Jaguarundis are commonly killed for killing poultry (IUCN Cats Red List workshop 2007, Caso 2013). Read More

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Caso, A., de Oliveira, T. & Carvajal, S.V. 2015. Herpailurus yagouaroundi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T9948A50653167. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T9948A50653167.en