The
jaguarundi or
eyra cat (
Puma yagouaroundi) is a small wild
cat native to
Central and
South America. In 2002, the
IUCN classified the jaguarundi as
Least Concern, although they considered it likely that no conservation units beyond the megareserves of the
Amazon Basin could sustain long-term viable populations. Its presence in
Uruguay is uncertain.