Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)

Costa, Ana Raíssa Cunha, Passamani, Marcelo & da Cunha, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira, 2019, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals in semideciduous Atlantic Forest patches near Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, Check List 15 (1), pp. 209-218 : 213

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.15560/15.1.209

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scientific name

Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) View in CoL

Figure 4D

Material examined. Table 1.

Identification. Puma concolor is a large felid with short, round ears and a long tail. Its pelage is light brown to reddish with whitish ventral parts.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Felidae

Genus

Puma