Felis yagouaroundi E. Geoffrey, 1803 . Cat. Mamm. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat., p. 124.

TYPE LOCALITY: Argentina, Buenos Aires .

DISTRIBUTION: S. Brazil to Peru, north to S. Arizona and S. Texas (U.S.A.).

COMMENT: Herpailurus is considered a valid genus by CPG. First available type locality from Martin, 1833, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1833:3. Two color phases occur (AHS).

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae .

CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. y. cacomitli subspecies only.

CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. y. fossata subspecies only.

CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. y. panamensis subspecies only.

CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. y. tolteca subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412007001031001.