The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat native to the Americas. It is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. Due to its wide range, the cougar has many names, including puma, Mountain lion, catamount,...
The Florida panther is known under a number of common names including Costa Rican puma, Florida cougar, and Florida puma. It is the only confirmed cougar population in the eastern United States, and currently occupies 5% of its historic range. In...
The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) is a wild cat native to the Americas. Secretive and alert, the jaguarundi hunts mainly during daytime and evening hours and feeds on various kinds of prey. It lives in a broad array of closed as well as open...
The South American cougar (Puma concolor concolor) is a cougar subspecies. The cougar holds historical cultural significance amongst many South American indigenous people. People in the Andes regard it as being either a snatcher of souls or as a...
The North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America. It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent. It thus...
Puma pumoides is an extinct prehistoric cat that was described in 1956 by Alfredo Castellanos using the scientific name Felis pumoides. Castellanos excavated its fossil remains in the Reartes Valley located in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in...