Cougar
Puma concolor
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Puma concolor
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Medium (1–2 m)
- Active
- At dawn and dusk
- Continent
- North America, South America
- Habitat
- Mountains, Forest, Desert
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- It cannot roar but it purrs, and it has dozens of names including cougar and mountain lion.
- A powerful hind-leg spring lets it leap onto ledges several metres high.
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Similar animals
- Snow leopard
Panthera uncia
- Jaguar
Panthera onca
- Cat
Felis catus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q35255 · All animals · All entries