Cape Box vs puma

Buxus macowanii compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Box	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Buxaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Buxus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Buxus macowanii	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Box	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Box

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Cape Box

The Cape Box (Buxus macowanii) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.