Jaguarundi

species of small wild cat native to Central and South America
Taxon taxon Q182304
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Jaguarundi

Summary

Jaguarundi is a taxon[1]. Jaguarundi ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,952 views/month, #662 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jaguarundi's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Jaguarundi is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Jaguarundi is classified within Puma[5].
  • Jaguarundi's scientific name is Puma yagouaroundi[6].
  • Jaguarundi's Commons category is recorded as Puma yagouaroundi[7].
  • Jaguarundi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puma yagouaroundi[8].
  • Jaguarundi's Commons gallery is recorded as Puma yagouaroundi[9].
  • Jaguarundi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Jaguarundi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • Jaguarundi's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[12].
  • Jaguarundi's original combination is recorded as Felis yagouaroundi[13].
  • Jaguarundi's taxon synonym is recorded as Herpailurus yagouaroundi[14].
  • Jaguarundi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. yagouaroundi'}[15].
  • Jaguarundi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jaguarundi'}[16].
  • Jaguarundi's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+73'}[17].
  • Jaguarundi's bite force quotient is recorded as {'amount': '+75'}[18].
  • Jaguarundi's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+18.6'}[19].
  • Jaguarundi's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Herpailurus_yagouaroundi[20].
  • Jaguarundi's taxon range is recorded as South America[21].
  • Jaguarundi's taxon range is recorded as Central America[22].
  • Jaguarundi's taxon range is recorded as Mexico[23].

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Classification

Jaguarundi's scientific name is Puma yagouaroundi[6]. Jaguarundi is classified at the rank of species[4]. Jaguarundi belongs to the parent taxon Puma[5]. Jaguarundi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jaguarundi'}[16].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 197781[24] and 74989[25]. Jaguarundi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1608482[26]. Jaguarundi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1053885[27]. Jaguarundi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435146[28]. Jaguarundi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726257[29].

Why It Matters

Jaguarundi ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,952 views/month, #662 of 195,241).[2] Jaguarundi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Jaguarundi is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range South America, Central America, Mexico
    Parent taxon Puma
    Inaturalist taxon id 197781, 74989
    Original combination Felis yagouaroundi
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