1821, Edward Griffith,General and Particular Descriptions of the Vertebrated Animals, page86:
Azara, who describes this animal, states, that there is some uncertainty as to its name; but he believes that this, as well as hisyagouaroundi, is known by the name eira.
2005, Ronald M. Nowak,Walker's carnivores of the world,→ISBN, page254:
F.yagouaroundi has been reported to live in pairs in Paraguay but to be solitary in Mexico.
2011, John P. Rafferty,Carnivores: Meat-Eating Mammals:
The jaguarundi (Felisyagouaroundi), also spelled jaguarondi, is a small, unspotted New World cat (family Felidae) that is also known as the otter-cat because of its otterlike appearance and swimming ability.