THE KINGDOM OF THE FIVE

IUCN status: Near Threatened

Average length: 5-6' long

Average height: 2-2.5' high at shoulder

Average weight: 100-220 lbs

Main prey: armadillos, peccary, howler monkey, deer, turtles, agouti, gibnut, coatimundi

Habitat: jungle, edges of savannah, scrub brush

Main threats: land fragmentation, deforestation, roadkill, retaliatory killing

Conservation: The jaguar is protected throughout Belize and their numbers are thought ot be stable. A national effort is underway to protect its land so it isn't confined to small land pockets

IUCN status: Least Concern

Average length: 3-5' long (not including tail)

Average height: 2-2.5' high at shoulder

Average weight: 90-150 lbs

Main prey: deer, peccary, gibnut, coatimundi

Habitat: jungle, edges of savannah, scrub brush, pine forest

Main threats: land fragmentation, deforestation

Conservation: The puma is protected throughout Belize and their numbers are thought to be stable. The national jaguar land conservation effort helps to protect the puma too.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Average length: 2.5' long 

Average height: 16-20" high at shoulder

Average weight: 20-30 lbs

Main prey: opossum, rodents, birds, reptiles

Habitat: jungle, edges of savannah, scrub brush

Main threats: land fragmentation, deforestation, roadkill, retaliatory killing

Conservation: The ocelot is protected throughout Belize and their numbers are thought to be stable. General conservation efforts in Belize help protect this species.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Average length: 1.5'-2' long 

Average height: 16" high at shoulder

Average weight: 10-17 lbs

Main prey: rodents, birds, reptiles, insects

Habitat: jungle, edges of savannah, scrub brush

Main threats: land fragmentation, deforestation, roadkill, retaliatory killing

Conservation: The jaguarundi is protected throughout Belize and their numbers are thought to be stable. General conservation efforts in Belize help protect this species, with Belize Wild Cats actively conducting behavior research to improve conservation efforts.

IUCN status: Near Threatened

Average length: 1.5' long 

Average height: 12-14" high at shoulder

Average weight: 4-11 lbs

Main prey: rodents, birds, reptiles, insects

Habitat: primarily dense jungle

Main threats: land fragmentation, deforestation, roadkill, retaliatory killing

Conservation: The margay is protected throughout Belize and their numbers are thought to be stable. General conservation efforts in Belize help protect this species, with Belize Wild Cats actively conducting behavior research to improve conservation efforts.