Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

Spanish: Jaguarundi

Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
Photographed by gabriel_arroyo on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in São Paulo, BR, not near La Saladita

The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi; /ˌʒæɡwəˈrʌndi/) is a wild cat native to the Americas. Its range extends from central Argentina in the south to the US–Mexico border in the north, through Central and South America east of the Andes. The jaguarundi is a medium-sized cat of slender build. Its coloration is uniform, similar to that of its closest relative, the much larger cougar, but differing significantly from other neotropical cats (such as the small spotted cats in

TaxonomyMammalia › Carnivora › Felidae
IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records1,776 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/herpailurus-yagouaroundi/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.