Puma
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Puma is a genus of large, slender wild cats best known for the cougar (also called mountain lion or puma), a powerful and adaptable predator found across the Americas.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
puma cats
ⓘ
puma genus ⓘ |
| conservationStatusOfGenus | not evaluated as a whole ⓘ |
| contains |
large wild cats
ⓘ
slender wild cats ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1771 ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
apex predator
ⓘ
mesopredator ⓘ |
| family | Felidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
crepuscular and nocturnal activity patterns
ⓘ
excellent jumping ability ⓘ powerful hind limbs ⓘ solitary behavior in most species ⓘ stealth hunting strategy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
cougar
ⓘ
jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) NERFINISHED ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ puma (Puma concolor) ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Puma concolor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puma yagouaroundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | puma (common name for cougar) ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
occupying diverse habitats from sea level to high mountains
ⓘ
wide ecological adaptability of Puma concolor ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Felis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panthera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Felinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Feliformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Puma concolor ⓘ |
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puma