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
The North American cougar is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America, and the second largest cat in the New World. It was once common in eastern North America and
Cougar
…P. c. concolor in South America, possibly excluding the region northwest of the Andes 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…
Cougar panoramio
In Costa Rica, Central America
A cougar in the snow at North Cedar Brook in Boulder, Colorado
At Beulah Wildlife Management Unit in Malheur County, Oregon