Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)

Jansen, Martin, Engler, Marc, Blumer, Luka Moritz, Rumiz, Damián I., Aramayo, José Luis & Krone, Oliver, 2020, A camera trapping survey of mammals in the mixed landscape of Bolivia’s Chiquitano region with a special focus on the Jaguar, Check List 16 (2), pp. 323-335 : 330

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.15560/16.2.323

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scientific name

Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
status

 

Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) View in CoL

Puma , Puma o León

Figure 4L

Examined material. BOLIVIA; Province of Ñuflo de Chávez of Santa Cruz Department; Centro “Chiquitos”; camera stations 8, 9, 10 ( Table 1); first capture on 8 April 2017; primary forest.

Identification. This is a large felid (30–60 kg), with a long body, small head, round ears, and a long tail. The coat is uniformly light brown to reddish.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Felidae

Genus

Puma