American Cougar poster

The cougar, also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther, depending on the region is native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any large wild wild cat in the Western Hemisphere extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America. The cougar is found in every major American habitat type and is very adaptable. It is the second heaviest cat in the Western Hemisphere, after the jaguar. Although large, the cougar is most closely related to smaller felines and is closer genetically to the domestic cat than to true lions.