Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

Spanish: Jaguarundi

Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
Photographed by lunajaffe on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

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 Most often recorded in Jan.

TaxonomyMammalia › Carnivora › Felidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,659 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/herpailurus-yagouaroundi/, updated 2026-09-26. 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.