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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.
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 ] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas.With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Jaguar: Panthera onca: 56.1–104.5 [15] 148 [16] 1.8–2.7 [17] 2.8 [18] 68–80 [19] North and South America: 4 Cougar: Puma concolor: 53.1–71 [15] 105.2 (Verified) [20] 125.2 (Unverified) [21] 1.5–2.4 [22] 2.8 [23] 53–88 [24] North and South America: 5 Leopard: Panthera pardus: 30–65.8 [25] [26] 108 [27] 1.6–2.3 [28] 2.75 [29] [30 ...
In the 19th and 20th centuries, various cougar hybrids with differing big cats were attempted in captivity and reportedly successful, including cougar × leopard (called a pumapard), and cougar × jaguar. [12] Additionally, at least one instance of hybridization between a cougar and an ocelot has occurred in captivity. [13]
Panthera hybrids are typically given a portmanteau name, varying by which species is the sire (male parent) and which is the dam (female parent). For example, a hybrid between a lion and a tigress is a liger, because the lion is the male parent and the tigress is the female parent.
Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger, as well as a number of extinct species, including the cave lion and American lion.
The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, namely the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard, as well as the non-pantherine cheetah and cougar. [1] [2] All cats descend from the Felidae family, sharing similar musculature, cardiovascular systems, skeletal frames, and behaviour.