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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]
The North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America (North American jaguars are fairly small). [4] [5] And the second largest cat in the New World. [6] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has performed extensive research covering the cougar's That appears to be the case with the eastern cougar. Eastern Cougar believed to be extinct, probably has ...
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]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has performed extensive research covering the cougar's That appears to be the case with the eastern cougar. Eastern Cougar believed to be extinct, probably has ...
The species has officially been declared extinct and removed from the U.S. endangered species list.
North American cougar, once commonly found in eastern North America and still prevalent in the western half of the continent Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about taxa associated with the same name.
Cougar, Puma concolor (extirpated) Distribution (before extirpation): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Subspecies (before extirpation): Puma concolor couguar according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998). Status: extirpated. Eastern cougar population is extinct.