Tech University examined a frozen onza corpse in the 1990s but concluded that it was most likely a genetic variant of the cougar and not a distinct species. The story says that DNA testing had shown the specimen to be another known, but unmentioned, cat species with no significant difference between it and any other cat of that species. Identification legends In Mexico the term onza refers to more than one species. In some Mexican states the jaguarundi is also referred to as onza. Furthermore, there are also local legends claiming that there are two species of jaguarundi, one of which is usually called onza. Bibliography Neil B. Carmony. Onza! The Hunt for a Legendary Cat. High Lonesome Books (1995) Robert E. Marshall. The Onza. The Story of the Search for the Mysterious Cat of the Mexican Highlands. Exposition (1961) References Mythological felines Mexican folklore Purported mammals Spanish-language Mesoamerican legendary creatures Cat folklore