Common Ground-Dove vs puma

Columbina passerina compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ground-Dove	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Columbidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Columbina	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Columbina passerina	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ground-Dove and puma share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Ground-Dove

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ground-Dove	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ground-Dove

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (Belgium, Norway, Portugal) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela