Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion is a rare animal like snow leopard it found in different places in mountain at near the rivers and in forest . It also known as cougar. It has small hair it look like lion.

etymology

Puma concolor holds the Guinness record for the animal with the highest number of names, presumably due to its wide distribution across North and South America. It has over 40 names in English alone.

"Cougar" may be borrowed from the archaic Portuguese çuçuarana; the term was originally derived from the Tupi language. A current form in Brazil issuçuarana.

description cougar skull

Subspecies

found many of these are too similar to be recognized as distinct at a molecular level. Following the research, the canonical Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.) recognizes six subspecies, five of which are solely found in Latin America:

Argentine puma (Puma concolor cabrerae)

includes the previous subspecies and synonyms hudsonii and puma (Marcelli, 1922)

Costa Rican cougar (P. c. costaricensis)

Eastern South American cougar (P. c. anthonyi)

includes the previous subspecies and synonyms acrocodia, borbensis, capricornensis, concolor (Pelzeln, 1883), greeni, and nigra

North American cougar (P. c. couguar) 

includes the previous subspecies and synonyms arundivaga, aztecus, browni, californica, coryi, floridana, hippolestes, improcera, kaibabensis, mayensis, missoulensis, olympus,oregonensis, schorgeri, stanleyana, vancouverensis, and youngi

Northern South American cougar (P. c. concolor)

includes the previous subspecies and synonyms bangsi, incarum, osgoodi, soasoaranna, sussuarana, soderstromii, suçuaçuara, and wavula

Southern South American puma (P. c. puma)

includes the previous subspecies and synonyms araucanus, concolor (Gay, 1847), patagonica, pearsoni, and puma (Trouessart, 1904)

The status of the Florida panther, here collapsed into the North American cougar, remains uncertain. It is still regularly listed as subspecies P. c. coryi in research works, including those directly concerned with its conservation.^[32] Culver et al. noted low microsatellite variation in the Florida panther, possibly due to inbreeding;^[30] responding to the research, one conservation team suggests, "the degree to which the scientific community has accepted the results of Culver et al. and the proposed change in taxonomy is not resolved at this time.

Mountain Lion skull

Mountain Lion Skull - Also known as puma, American lion, panther, and cougar, this giant cat makes its home in mountains, deserts and jungles throughout North and South America. The mountain lion feeds on a variety of small to large vertebrates including rabbits, deer, sheep and birds. Although the voice of the mountain lion is like that of a domestic cat, only louder, its mating call is a harsh scream.

 prey & enemies

preys

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