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The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is a subspecies designation proposed in 1946 for cougar populations in eastern North America. [2] [3] The subspecies as described in 1946 was declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. [4] However, the 1946 taxonomy is now in question. [5]
Cougar (Puma concolor) extirpated Eastern cougar, (P. c. couguar) EX; Leporidae. Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) extirpated [2] Mephitidae. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) Molossidae
That appears to be the case with the eastern cougar. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has performed extensive research covering the cougar's. Sadly, entire populations of animals can vanish from ...
"Cougar in area" caution sign, British Columbia, Canada. This is a list of known or suspected fatal cougar attacks that occurred in North America by decade in chronological order. The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther.
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As of 2021, the American Society of Mammalogists has recognized 2,277 different species of rodents, making up 35% to 40% of all mammal species on the planet, depending on which authority you talk to.
Eastern cougar: Population of the North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) Eastern North America: Last confirmed individual trapped in Somerset County, Maine in 1938. [20] Though named as a distinct subspecies in 1946, genetic research indicates that no population of North American cougars is different enough to warrant subspecies status. [21]
Southern South America E Eastern cougar: Puma concolor couguar: Eastern North America E Cougar (mountain lion) Puma concolor (all subsp. except coryi) Canada to South America T(S/A) Costa Rican cougar: Puma concolor costaricensis: Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica E Quokka: Setonix brachyurus: Australia E Lower Keys marsh rabbit: Sylvilagus ...