Puma (genus)

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Puma[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Puma
Jardine, 1834
Species

Puma is a Felidae genus that contains the Cougar (also known as the Puma, among other names) and the Jaguarundi.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 544-545. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.