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Cougar
This species can grow up to eight feet long and can jump 16 feet vertically. Closely related to the house cat, the cougar does not roar, but purrs instead, and it does very well in captivity.
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Scientific Name:
Pseudomys shortridgei
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Heath Mouse, Blunt-faced Rat, Heath Rat
Group: Mammals
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:NT-IUCN: 2008
EN-US FWS: December 2, 1970
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Australia
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