ground cholla vs puma

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground cholla

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.