Puma (genus)

Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar (also known as the puma, among other names) and the jaguarundi, and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for example, Puma pardoides, or "Owen's panther," a large cougar-like cat of Eurasia's Pleistocene).

The Jaguarundi, formerly a member of this genus, was recently moved to its own separate genus of Herpailurus as a result of its differences.

Current

 * Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) – Cougar
 * Puma pardoides (Owen, 1846) – Owen's Panther

Former

 * Herpailurus yagouaroundi (Geoffroy, 1803) – Jaguarundi