Mountain Gazelle vs puma

Gazella gazella compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Mountain Gazelle is Endangered while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Gazelle	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gazella	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Gazella gazella	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Gazelle and puma share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Gazelle	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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