Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Fonda, Federica, Vezzani, Liam, Mena Aguilar, Luis Ángel, Venegas-Elizondo, Carlos Andrés, Bolaños Brenes, Alexander, Lopez, Dayron Manuel, Romeo, Giuseppe, Sonetti, Dario & Dal Zotto, Matteo, 2025, Mammal diversity and tourism influence in an under-investigated region of Costa Rica, ZooKeys 1260, pp. 37-74 : 37-74

Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Material examined.

Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge ; 09°52'24"N, 085°03'30"W; 362 m alt.; 15.02.2019; camera trapping .

Identification.

Medium-sized cat. Elongated body, long tail and proportionately short legs. Fur varies in colour from black-grey to reddish-brown. The black phase jaguarundi can look similar to Eira barbara (see below) but can be distinguished by a thinner tail and the absence of a white patch on the throat ( Wainwright 2007). Mainly diurnal, unlike other cats of the Wildlife Refuge, which are nocturnal or cathemeral ( Beal et al. 2020; Reid and Gόmez Zamora 2022). Uncommon in the Wildlife Refuge. Recorded in various habitat types.