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Scientific Name
Puma concolor
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
Park
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
cougar, lion, mountain lion, puma
Park Synonyms
Felis concolor kaibabensis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Suborder | Feliformia |
| Family | Felidae |
| Subfamily | Felinae |
| Genus | Puma |
| Species | Puma concolor |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
vouchers MVZ collection; GRBA staff
"Ripple, W.J., Beschta, R.L., 2006. Linking a cougar decline, trophic cascade, and catastrophic regime shift in Zion National Park. Biological Conservation 133, 397-408.; Berger, J., Wehausen, J., 1991. Consequences of a Mammalian Predator-Prey Disequilibrium in the Great Basin Desert. Conservation Biology 5, 243-248.
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Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
probably moderately common
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Requires monitoring as a key predator of large ungulates Keystone predator; however numbers may be inflated due to anthropogenic causes
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Gretchen Baker
Created Date
4/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ebernard@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/2/2014 11:54:00 AM
Notes
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Colorado National Monument (COLM)
El Morro National Monument (ELMO)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
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Tonto National Monument (TONT)
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White Sands National Park (WHSA)
Wupatki National Monument (WUPA)
Walnut Canyon National Monument (WACA)
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