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Both the cheetah and cougar differ physically from fellow big cats, and to a greater extent, other small cats. As obligate carnivores , big cats are considered apex predators , topping their food chain without natural predators of their own.
The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North, Central and South America, making it the most widely distributed wild, terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most widespread in the world.
Rank Common name Scientific name Image Weight range (kg) Maximum weight (kg) Length range (m) Maximum length (m) [a] Shoulder height (cm) Native range by continent(s)
Big cats that reach lengths of 22 inches and weights of up to 25 pounds, this breed has a very amiable and even-tempered nature that makes them a wonderful choice for families with children.
Puma (/ ˈ p j uː m ə / or / ˈ p uː m ə /) is a genus in the family Felidae whose only extant species is the cougar (also known as the puma, mountain lion, and panther, [2] among other names), and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for example, Puma pardoides, or Owen's panther, a large, cougar-like cat of Eurasia's Pliocene).
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.
Nov. 3—The cougar wasn't far away when Bart George started walking a trail at Riverside State Park on Tuesday. A handheld GPS device told George, the wildlife program manager for the Kalispel ...
The Florida panther had for a long time been considered a unique cougar subspecies, with the scientific name Felis concolor coryi proposed by Outram Bangs in 1899. [10] A genetic study of cougar mitochondrial DNA showed that many of the purported cougar subspecies described in the 19th century are too similar to be recognized as distinct. [11]