Guará vs puma

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Guará is Near Threatened while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guará	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Chrysocyon	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Guará and puma share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guará	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guará

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.