Puma  (Puma concolor)

Facts

Also known as:cougar, mountain lion and panther
Previously known as:Felis concolor
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Puma (1)
Size Head-body length: 105 – 196 cm (2)
Tail length: 67 – 78 cm (2)
Average male weight: 53 - 72 kg (3)
Average female weight: 34 - 48 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Subspecies: Puma concolor coryi (Florida puma), P. c. couguar (Eastern puma)and P. c. costaricensis are listed on Appendix I of CITES (4). A number of other subspecies exist, but are not classified separately on the IUCN Red List.