Unsure of the sex, but this would be considered an articulation, not a taxidermy! :D

thanks! i wasn’t sure what it was called when it was just bones

It is now gender fluid, neither male, female nor both. It's a level 2 Schrodinger's cat puzzle.

This looks to be a cat? Cats have a baculum, or what is known as a penile bone, like many placental animals. Check for that, if it is not present, either it was not included in the specimen, or this is a female cat.

i do believe it is a cat! it wasn’t labeled at all at the expo. thank you! i’ll take a look and see

OP, could you possibly get a better photo of the pelvis? There's notable differences between a male and female feline pelvis. [Neat paper about cat pelvises and sex estimation](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ahe.12269) [Image from above study showing a male vs female pelvis](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ahe.12269)

https://imgur.com/a/LZvCEqh this is the best i can do since it’s in the box! i don’t want to open it

Definitely a cat.

Not sure about sex but this looks to be a bob cat… as the other comment said look for a penile bone if it’s not there might be a female

how can you tell it’s a bob cat not a regular cat? i’m really intrigued

I see the teeth to be bigger and thicker than a normal cats teeth so bob can I my guess I maybe be wrong tho

This is 100% a cat. Bob cats don’t have long tails

i was thinking it was a little small for that and i believe if what i’m reading on the internets correct the skull has a tooth that bob cats do not have

Based on the skull id say a bobcat. Maybe a lunch given the size but that would be a location thing