In Guatemala it is a way of calling the weasel, a mustelid. Its scientific name is Mustela nivalis. It is also a measure of weight that equals 28.7 grams (it is each of the 16 parts into which a pound is divided). It is an English volume measurement that equals 30 milliliters. In Honduras and El Salvador they call jaguarongo or jaguar ounce, jaguarundi, yagaureté. Its scientific name is Felis onca or better yet Panthera onca. It belongs to the Felidae family.
