Classify the following as either part of the rapid response (R) to stress mediated by the sympathetic nervous system or the prolonged (P) response of the endocrine system: 1. maintains gas exchange. 2. maintains fuel levels. 3. maintains body defenses. 4. redirects blood flow.
Commonly known as: (Cougar, Mountain lion, Puma, Panther) Scientifically called: Puma concolor coryi Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Subfamily: Felinae Genus: Puma Species: concolor Subspecies: coryi
The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas.Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.he cat has many local or regional names in the United States and Canada, however, of which cougar, puma, mountain lion, and panther are popular. Mountain lion was a term first used in writing in 1858 from the diary of George A. Jackson of Colorado.