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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 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.
This is a list of extant species in the Felidae family, which aims to evaluate their size, ordered by maximum reported weight and size of wild individuals on record. The list does not contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon.
They were distinguished mostly by the size and colour of their manes and skins. ... Estimates of the African lion population range between 16,500 and 47,000 living in ...
The South American cougar (Puma concolor concolor), also known as the Andean mountain lion [4] or puma, [5] is a cougar subspecies occurring in northern and western South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. [6] It is the nominate subspecies.
Consequently, if a mountain lion is inadvertently captured in a vertically set snare with a loop that cannot exceed 10 inches in diameter, the 36-hour requirement does not apply.
Extinct species of lion known from the Middle Pleistocene of Europe and Asia. One of the largest known species of Panthera. Considered to be the ancestor of P. spelaea. [72] Panthera gombaszoegensis: Europe, possibly Asia and Africa, 2.0 to 0.35 MYA Ranged across Europe, as well as possibly Asia and Africa from around 2 million to 350,000 years ...
[20] [31] A few lion specimens from West Africa obtained by museums were described as having shorter manes than lions from other African regions. [20] In general, the West African lion is similar in general appearance and size as lions in other parts of Africa and Asia. [21] Skeletal muscles make up 58.8% of the lion's body weight. [32] [33]