puma vs Silky Thorn

Puma concolor compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	puma	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Vachellia
Species	Puma concolor	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

puma

LC — Least Concern

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	puma	Silky Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Silky Thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.