Loup à crinière vs puma

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Loup à crinière is Near Threatened while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loup à crinière	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Carnivora (carnivores)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Chrysocyon	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Loup à crinière and puma share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnivores)

Conservation Status

Loup à crinière

NT — Near Threatened

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loup à crinière	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loup à crinière

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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