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Puma is a genus of mammals within the family Felidae, order Carnivora, and class Mammalia. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. The genus is classified under the subfamily Felinae. Its scientific name is Puma Jardine, 1834, and it is an accepted taxon. The lineage dates back to about 3 million years ago.
Specimen records for this genus are held by institutions including AMNH, MSU, and ROM. These records originate from countries such as Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela. The taxon has been documented in 34,344 occurrences and is the subject of 7,634 publications.
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Species
Puma
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyFelidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 84
- Family
- Felidae
- Collections
- AMNH, MSU, ROM
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Panama
Research
7,634 papers- PUMA reduces FASN ubiquitination to promote lipid accumulation and tumor progression in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma.Cell death & disease · 2025
- Dietary patterns of a versatile large carnivore, the puma (Puma concolor).Ecology and evolution · 2022
- Disease Surveillance of Cougars (Puma concolor) in Utah, USA.Journal of wildlife diseases · 2023
- Contribution of Puma to Inflammatory Resolution During Early Pneumococcal Pneumonia.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
- The role of P53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) in ovarian development, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2021
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Wikidata facts
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- genus
- taxon name
- Puma
- Commons category
- Puma
- topic's main category
- Category:Puma (genus)
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- Puma
- start time
- 3000000-00
- different from
- Puma
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