The scientific name for a puma is "felis concolor" and is also referred to as the mountain lion. It is usally called the Mountain Lion
Puma concolor.Mountain lion, puma, cougar, panther-this cat is known by more names than just about any other mammal! But no matter what you call it, it's still the same cat, Puma concolor, the largest of the small cat species.
The scientific name of a puma is Puma concolor. Verify this by clicking on this link.
Puma concolor is the revised scientific name for a puma.
The two-part scientific name for a cougar is Puma concolor.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Puma concolor (formerly Felis concolor).
Puma concolor
Puma concolor couguar is the scientific name for the extinct eastern cougar.
The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is the name given to the extirpated cougars that once lived in northeastern North America. They were declared extinct in 2011.
Puma concolor couguar
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Scientific classification of the mountain lion:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClade: SynapsidaClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: PumaSpecies: P. concolorBinomial name: Puma concolor
Puma concolor is the scientific name for the cougar.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Puma concolor (formerly Felis concolor).