puma vs Smooth Coneflower

Puma concolor compared with Echinacea laevigata

Key Differences

• puma is Least Concern while Smooth Coneflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	puma	Smooth Coneflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Puma (Pumas)	Echinacea
Species	Puma concolor	Echinacea laevigata

Conservation Status

puma

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Coneflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	puma	Smooth Coneflower
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.

Smooth Coneflower

Habitat

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