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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Puma concolor

Accepted taxon: Puma concolor


Accepted taxon: Puma concolor
Taxon: Puma concolor
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Felidae | Felinae | Puma
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Puma concolor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 67, EE (Ether Extract) 19. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Puma concolor.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Cervus WHOLE 15.32 Damuth, J…
Rodentia WHOLE 9.11 Damuth, J…
Odocoileus WHOLE 9.09 Nowak,R. …
Aves WHOLE 5.91 Alvarez, …
Artiodactyla WHOLE 5.75 Alvarez, …
Lepus WHOLE 5.50 Damuth, J…
Blastoceros WHOLE 4.55 Nowak,R. …
Hippocamelus WHOLE 3.03 Nowak,R. …
Akodon WHOLE 3.03 Rocha-Men…
Philander frenatus WHOLE 2.53 Rocha-Men…
Mammalia WHOLE 2.45 Alvarez, …
Arthropoda WHOLE 2.39 Rocha-Men…
Hystricognathi WHOLE 2.22 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 2.02 Grzimek,B…
Zenaida auriculata WHOLE 2.02 Rocha-Men…
Castor WHOLE 1.82 Nowak,R. …
Poaceae STEM 1.52 Trovati, …
Thraupidae WHOLE 1.52 Rocha-Men…
Mazama WHOLE 1.52 Nowak,R. …
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris WHOLE 1.26 Grzimek,B…
Procyonidae WHOLE 1.24 Trovati, …
Tayassuidae WHOLE 1.10 Trovati, …
Dolichotis patagonum WHOLE 1.01 Alvarez, …
Didelphimorphia WHOLE 0.96 Trovati, …
Zaedyus pichiy WHOLE 0.95 Alvarez, …
Lepus europaeus WHOLE 0.89 Alvarez, …
Sus scrofa WHOLE 0.87 Damuth, J…
Dasypodinae WHOLE 0.85 Damuth, J…
Lycalopex gymnocercus WHOLE 0.83 Alvarez, …
Plantae FRUIT 0.83 Trovati, …
Dolichotis WHOLE 0.77 Alvarez, …
Antilocapra americana WHOLE 0.76 Grzimek,B…
Salvator WHOLE 0.71 Alvarez, …
Reptilia WHOLE 0.69 Trovati, …
Dolichotis salinicola WHOLE 0.65 Alvarez, …
Nothura WHOLE 0.59 Alvarez, …
Capra hircus WHOLE 0.53 Alvarez, …
Ovis canadensis WHOLE 0.51 Grzimek,B…
Syagrus romanzoffiana FRUIT 0.51 Rocha-Men…
Eudromia elegans WHOLE 0.48 Alvarez, …
Teiidae WHOLE 0.42 Alvarez, …
Chelonoidis chilensis WHOLE 0.36 Alvarez, …
Myrmecophagidae WHOLE 0.28 Trovati, …
Alces alces WHOLE 0.25 Grzimek,B…
Pecari tajacu WHOLE 0.18 Alvarez, …
Cervidae WHOLE 0.14 Trovati, …
Chlamyphorinae WHOLE 0.12 Alvarez, …

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Puma concolor.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Carnivore Carnivore – Hernán Cofre, Pablo A Marquet, 1999, 'Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment', Biological Conservation, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 53-68, John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – Hernán Cofre, Pablo A Marquet, 1999, 'Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment', Biological Conservation, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 53-68, John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Puma concolor.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 9 9 - - - 44,574.41 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 22,000 46,000 70,000 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 9 9 - - - 44,574.41 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) Chile g - - - - - 67,500 - - Hernán…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Puma concolor.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Puma concolor.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Felis concolor Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Felis concolor Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Felis concolor Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Felis concolor Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Trovati, Roberto Guilherme, C. B. Campos, and B. A. Brito. "Nota sobre convergência e divergência alimentar de canídeos e felídeos (Mamalia: Carnivora) simpátricos no Cerrado brasileiro." Neotropical Biology and Conservation 3, no. 2 (2008): 95-100. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Felis concolor Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Felis concolor Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Alvarez, M.C., Kaufmann, C.A., Massigoge, A., Alcaraz, A.P., Ochoa, A. and Gatica, A., 2022. Taphonomic Signature and Diet of Puma (Puma concolor): Study of Bones Recovered in Scats from Sierra de las Quijadas National Park (San Luis, Central Argentina). Historical Biology, pp.1-15. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Rocha-Mendes, F., Mikich, S.B., Quadros, J. and Pedro, W.A., 2010. Feeding ecology of carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Atlantic forest remnants, southern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 10, pp.21-30. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Puma concolor Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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