puma vs Snake cholla

Puma concolor compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

puma

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	puma	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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