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NRLD - 96537 | Puma concolor couguar

Assessment ID
96537
Taxon name
Puma concolor couguar
Infrarank
Puma concolor couguar
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Puma concolor couguar
Common name(s)
Cougar (English), couguar (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Puma concolor couguar
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Puma
Species
concolor couguar
Species authority
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Eastern population
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient; Données insuffisantes
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

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.
Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1998)
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
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 '.
Publication
COSEWIC. 1998. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html