puma vs Whitish Thistle

Puma concolor compared with Cirsium dealbatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	puma	Whitish Thistle
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)	Cirsium
Species	Puma concolor	Cirsium dealbatum

Conservation Status

puma

LC — Least Concern

Whitish Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	puma	Whitish Thistle
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.

Whitish Thistle

Habitat

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