Pine Woods Salamander vs puma

Ambystoma silvense compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Pine Woods Salamander is Data Deficient while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine Woods Salamander	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ambystoma	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Ambystoma silvense	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Pine Woods Salamander and puma share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Pine Woods Salamander

DD — Data Deficient

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine Woods Salamander	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pine Woods Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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