The cougar, also called puma, mountain lion, catamount, and panther, is a large feline native to the Americas. It inhabits North, Central and South America, making it the most widely distributed wild,
Mountain Lion in Glacier National Park
South American cougar at Torres del Paine National Park, in the Chilean part of Patagonia
Felidae is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is also called a felid.
Cougar
…P. c. couguar in North and Central America and possibly northwestern South America The family Felidae is thought to have originated in Asia about 11 million years ago; taxonomic research on felids remains partial, and much of what is known about their…