Puma concolor couguar | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1998)

Taxa
Puma concolor couguar |
NRL Record ID
96537
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Cougar (English)
couguar (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
Eastern population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient; Données insuffisantes
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Despite many sightings in the past two decades from eastern Canada, there are insufficient data to evaluate the taxonomy or assign a status to this cougar. There may not be a distinct ""eastern"" subspecies, and some sightings may be of escaped pets.; Malgré de nombreuses observations de l'espèce, dans l'Est du Canada, dans les deux dernières décennies, il n'y a pas suffisamment de données pour évaluer la taxinomie ou assigner un statut à  ce couguar. Il n'existe peut-être pas de sous-espèce distincte ' de l'Est ', et quelques observations de l'espèce pourraient être en fait des animaux de compagnie qui se sont échappés.
About the assessment
Assessment year
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1998)
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Species considered in April 1998 and placed in the Data Deficient category.; Espèce désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1978. Espèce étudiée en avril 1998 et classée dans la catégorie ' données insuffisantes '.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Puma concolor couguar Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Puma