Cretan Festoon vs puma

Zerynthia cretica compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Festoon	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Papilionidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Zerynthia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Zerynthia cretica	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Festoon and puma share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Festoon	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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