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

Beal, Maxwell R. W., Matzinger, Parker J., Saborío-R., Guido, Noguera Bristan, Jonathan & Olson, Erik R., 2020, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica, Check List 16 (4), pp. 939-950 : 946

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

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Material examined. COSTA RICA • Puntarenas Prov- ince, Piedras Blancas National Park ; stations ID 12, 17 ( Table 3); first capture on 31 July 2017; camera trap photos .

Identification. The Jaguarundi is a small, weasel-like felid that varies in color from black, to brownish-gray, to reddish-brown. The black Jaguarundi can look similar to Eira barbara but can be distinguished by the thin tail and lack of a white patch on the throat ( Wainwright and Arias 2007). The only Jaguarundi found in this study was reddish-brown.