Gulf Coast Jaguarundi

Gulf Coast Jaguarundi

Taxobox
name = Gulf Coast JaguarundiMSW3 Wozencraft|pages=545]


status = EN
trend = down
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Cat Specialist Group | year = 1996 | title = Herpailurus yaguarondi" ssp. "cacomitli | id = 9949 | downloaded = 2007-05-23]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Felidae
genus = "Puma"
species = "P. yagouaroundi"
subspecies = "P. y. cacomitli"
trinomial = "Puma yagouaroundi cacomitli"
trinomial_authority = Berlandier, 1859

The Gulf Coast Jaguarundi ("Puma yagouaroundi cacomitli") is a subspecies of Jaguarundi resides in Texas and Mexico. [http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/SpeciesReport.do?spcode=A05H Species Profile ] ] This cat looks like a large weasel or otter with a solid dark-grey or chestnut brown coat. [http://www.bigcatrescue.org/catfacts/cats/jaguarundi.htm] Darker varieties tend to be found in darker places (like forests) than those who are lighter in hue (which prefer more open areas).

Recently, it has been suggested by some environmentalists that the Jaguarundi, and many other fauna unique to Southern Texas, will be severely threatened if the proposed 16 foot wall is constructed along segments the United States-Mexico border. [ [http://www.latimes.com/la-na-fence17oct17,0,3047471.story?coll=la-home-center Wildlife at border may lose sanctuary - Los Angeles Times ] ]

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