Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Felidae Rank Subspecies | Phylum Chordata Order Carnivora Genus Puma | |
Similar Costa Rican cougar, Argentine cougar, Puma concolor anthonyi, North American cougar, Puma concolor puma | ||
The Northern South American cougar (Puma concolor concolor) is not only a subspecies of the cougar (Puma concolor), but also its nominate subspecies. It is native to northern South America, living from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru and northern Brazil.
Ecology
The cougar preys on birds, deer, sloths, mice, frogs, agoutis, and lizards. In spite of coexisting with the larger jaguar, in places like Sangay National Park in Ecuador, the cougar's prey tends to be small. They rarely prey on domesticated animals.
References
Northern South American cougar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA