desert sumac vs puma

Rhus microphylla compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	desert sumac	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rhus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Rhus microphylla	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

desert sumac

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	desert sumac	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

desert sumac

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.