Carolina Ash vs puma

Fraxinus caroliniana compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Carolina Ash is Endangered while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Ash	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Oleaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Fraxinus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Fraxinus caroliniana	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina Ash	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Ash

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.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.