Taxonomy Profile: Puma concolor concolor (Linnaeus 1771)

Puma concolor concolor: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Felis concolor concolor
Linnaeus 1771
Puma concolor soderstromii
Lönnberg 1913
Puma concolor osgoodi
Nelson and Goldman 1929
Puma concolor incarum
Nelson and Goldman 1929
Puma concolor bangsi
Merriam 1901
Common Name(s):
mountain lion []
puma []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Puma concolor concolor: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Feliformia
cat-like carnivores |
Family : Felidae
cats |
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Puma
pumas |
Species : Puma concolor
mountain lion |
Puma |
Puma |
Cougar |
Subspecies : Puma concolor concolor
mountain lion |
puma |
Puma concolor concolor Direct Children(s):
Puma concolor concolor: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Puma concolor concolor
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Puma concolor concolor
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hall, E. Raymond
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-04-03 / 1981-04-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Mammals of North America, vols. I and II, 2nd ed.
Page(s):
1181
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Puma concolor concolor
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Puma concolor concolor
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Puma concolor concolor
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Currier, Mary Jean P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1983-04-08 / 1983-04-08
Article/Chapter Title:
Felis concolor
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 200
Page(s):
1-7
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1545-1410
Notes:
Available online: http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html
Reference for:
Puma concolor concolor
Puma concolor concolor: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Puma concolor concolor: Comments