Jaguarundi
species of small wild cat native to Central and South America
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Summary
Jaguarundi is a taxon[1]. Jaguarundi ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,019 views/month, #662 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Puma[4]
- Taxon name: Puma yagouaroundi[5]
- Commons category: Puma yagouaroundi[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Puma yagouaroundi[7]
- Commons gallery: Puma yagouaroundi[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], The Encyclopedia Americana[11]
- Original combination: Felis yagouaroundi[12]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[13]
- Short name: P. yagouaroundi[14]
- Taxon common name: Jaguarundi[15]
- Gestation period: 73[16]
- Bite force quotient: 75[17]
- Longest observed lifespan: 18.6[18]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Herpailurus_yagouaroundi[19]
- Taxon range: South America[20], Central America[21], Mexico[22]
- Taxon synonym of: Herpailurus yagouaroundi[23]
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Identifiers
Jaguarundi's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74989[24]. Jaguarundi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1608482[25]. Jaguarundi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1053885[26]. Jaguarundi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435146[27]. Jaguarundi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726257[28].
Why It Matters
Jaguarundi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Jaguarundi is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]