Argentine cougar

Argentine cougar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Felidae
Genus:	Puma
Species:	P. concolor
Subspecies:	P. c. cabrerae
Trinomial name
Puma concolor cabrerae

The Argentine cougar, commonly known as puma (Puma concolor cabrerae) is a subspecies of cougar native to western and central Argentina.^[1] It weighs between 32–82 kg (70-180 lb). In San Guillermo National Park, 80% of their diet are vicunas, while 11% is from mice and 9% from hares, they also prey on guanaco.^[2] When harassed by Andean condor, they may abandon their kills, which cause them to kill 50% more prey than North American cougar.^[3]

References

1. "Cougar Subspecies". Panthera Corporation. Retrieved March 2015.
2. "The Study Subjects: Vicunas and Pumas Wildlife Ecology in San Guillermo National Park". University of Wyoming. Retrieved March 2015.
3. "Nuisance Ecology: Do Scavenging Condors Exact Foraging Costs on Pumas in Patagonia?". PLOS. January 3, 2013. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053595. Retrieved March 9, 2015.