Puma Jardine 1834 (cougar)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41073
Parent taxon: Felinae according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Acinonyx, Caracal, Catopuma, Felini, Felis, Herpailurus, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Lynx, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Panthera, Pardofelis, Pratifelis, Prionailurus, Pristifelis, Sivapanthera, Styriofelis
Subtaxa: Puma concolor, Puma lacustris, Puma yagouaroundi
Ecology: scansorial carnivore