Florida Jaguarundi

Its closest relation is the puma puma concolor and until recently the two species were both placed in the puma genus.

Florida jaguarundi. Though highly adaptable the natural habitat of this wild cat is dense forest and shrub area. It is an adept fish hunter and is usually found near water courses. Jaguarundi distribution per iucn red list as at dec 2014 latest information available. There have been sightings in florida which are thought to have been introduced populations as well as a few unconfirmed sightings in southern alabama.

ˌ ʒ æ ɡ w ə ˈ r ʌ n d i is a wild cat native to the americas. However this is the state that has so many exotic species thriving in its borders that it would seem more likely that a native north american cat would be able to survive there than something. In 2017 the cat classification taskforce of the iucn cat specialist group an authority on the classification of wild cats assigned the jaguarundi to the genus herpailurus. While jaguarundis are not native to the south eastern united states it is believed that a feral population exists in florida established from an introduced population of escaped pets in the 1940 s.

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. Di sini spesies ini diperkirakan akan diperkenalkan tetapi tidak diketahui kapan terjadi pendahuluan. For whatever reason the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission seems to think that it is impossible for jaguarundis to exist in the state. This cat inhabits thickets that are nearly impenetrable to man or dogs.

Jaguarundi juga kadang kadang mendiami wilayah tropis yang lebat. The jaguarundi are from central and south america and have been found in mexico texas and all the way into florida. Genetically the jaguarundi resembles the jaguar and the cougar with a similar chromosomal number. The jaguarundi is found in southern texas and arizona south through central america and mexico into south america.

Perhaps there are some in this sunny state because they were released from a private zoo. Shelby proie a wildlife technician with the emerald coast wildlife refuge. They were reported to be quite easy to tame by early central american natives and were used to control rodent populations around. The jaguarundi is a small species of wild cat.

Jaguarundi juga telah terlihat di negara bagian florida as sejak awal abad 20. Anecdotally you will hear about sightings of jaguarundi in florida from time to time.