Gray-backed Tern vs puma

Onychoprion lunatus compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-backed Tern	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Laridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Onychoprion	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Onychoprion lunatus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-backed Tern and puma share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-backed Tern	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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