Puma (genus)

Puma (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Puma"MSW3 Wozencraft | pages = 544-545]



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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Felidae
subfamilia = Felinae
genus = "Puma"
genus_authority = Jardine, 1834
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"P. concolor"
*"P. yagouaroundi"

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

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