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The eastern cougar, Puma concolor couguar, was declared extinct in 2011. The Florida panther, Puma concolor coryi, is considered endangered. Some scientists consider the two to be a single subspecies.

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The eastern puma lives in the south of Florida.
The only officially recognized population of the eastern cougar is a remnant population in Florida, known as the "Florida panther".

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The eastern puma is a dominant carnivore. It eats only meat.
This cat is also a mountain climber.

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The eastern cougar was declared extinct a few years ago so no longer has a niche.

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What ecosystem do eastern puma's live?

Mountains


What is the eastern puma's Latin name?

Puma concolor couguar is the scientific name for the extinct eastern cougar.


What is an eastern puma?

The Cougar or Puma (P. concolor) enjoys a wide variety of names, particularly in the US, but all of them refer to the same species of cat.The Eastern Puma or Eastern Cougar is a name-concept given to cougars that may live in the mountains and forests of the eastern parts of the United States and possibly Canada.The Eastern Puma, as such, is somewhat cryptozoological, as there is some debate as to whether any pumas actually survive in these parts of the world, as their normal, accepted range is the western US, the southwestern tip of Canada, and South America.


How long was the eastern puma on the list?

since 1973


What was the population of the Eastern Puma in 2000?

The only known eastern pumas live in Florida, where around thirty were living near the Everglades. Today, there are nearly 80 there now. Known as the Florida panther.


What is the scientific name for the eastern cougar?

Puma concolor couguar


What is the Latin name for the eastern cougar?

Puma concolor couguar


How long do eastern pumas stay alive?

The eastern puma was declared extinct in 2011.


How many eastern pumas still live in Mass?

Very few. Most panthers can now be found in the upper Midwest and western states, or a small ample population lives in the Florida Everglades.


What caused the eastern puma to become endangered?

Habitat loss, and bounty hunting.


What animal is an endangered carnivore from the Eastern US?

The Florida puma and the red wolf.


What does a puma need to live?

food, water