NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Puma
  Subfamily - Felinae
  Family - Felidae
  Suborder - Feliformia
  Order - Carnivora
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Puma concolor concolor
      Subspecies - Puma concolor costaricensis
      Subspecies - Puma concolor couguar
      Subspecies - Puma concolor anthonyi
      Subspecies - Puma concolor cabrerae
      Subspecies - Puma concolor puma