Members of a species of medium-sized cat found in forested and brushy regions, especially those near water, in Mexico, Central and South America. Jaguarundis have short legs, short, rounded ears, an unspotted uniformly colored coat that occurs in two phases, a blackish to brownish gray phase and a foxy red to chestnut phase, which were formerly considered separate species (although now it is recognized that both phases may occur in a single litter). The cat resembles an otter to some extent. Genus of one primarily South American species.
