Puma (genus)

Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the Cougar (also known as the Puma, among other names) and the Jaguarundi, and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for example, Puma pardoides, or "Owen's Panther," a large cougar-like cat of Eurasia's Pleistocene).Hemmer, H. (1965). Studien an "Panthera" schaubi Viret aus dem Villafranchien von Saint-Vallier (Drôme). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 122, 324–336.Hemmer, H., Kahlike, R.-D. & Vekua, A. K. (2004). The Old World puma Puma pardoides (Owen, 1846) (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Lower Villafranchian (Upper Pliocene) of Kvabebi (East Georgia, Transcaucasia) and its evolutionary and biogeographical significance. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 233, 197–233.

Species

• Puma concolor <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small> &ndash; Cougar
• Puma pardoides <small>(Owen, 1846)</small> &ndash; Owen's Panther
• Puma yagouaroundi <small>(Geoffroy, 1803)</small> &ndash; Jaguarundi

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