Devil's Bit vs puma

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Acanthaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ruellia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela