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Puma concolor (Mountain Lion, Cougar, or Puma)

Presence

In Idaho: Yes
Native to Idaho: Yes
Endemic: No
Biome: Terrestrial
Regularity: Regularly occurring

Species Status

IDAPA Classification : Big Game
State Conservation Rank : S5
Global Conservation Rank : G5

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Species: Puma concolor
Taxonomy Level: Species
See child taxonomy for this taxa

Mountain Lion, Cougar, or Puma, Cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma, Panther, Cat, Deer Tiger, Florida Panther, Puma Jardine, 1834, Red Tiger, Amazon Cougar, Andes Puma, Anthony's Puma, Argentine Puma, Baja California Cougar, Bolivian Cougar, Brazilian Cougar, California Cougar, Chilean Puma, Colombian Cougar, Eastern Cougar, Ecuador Cougar, Green's Puma, Hodson's Puma, Incan Cougar, Kaibab Cougar, Mato Grosso Cougar, Mexican Cougar, Missoula Cougar, Oregon Cougar, Patagonia Puma, Pearson's Puma, Texas Panther, Vancouver Island Cougar, Wisconsin Cougar, Yuma Puma
Puma concolor, Felis concolor, Panthera concolor
Puma concolor Range

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