The Calgary Zoo - Puma, cougar, mountain lion, panther. Ever wonder why this big cat goes by so many different names? Cougars have one of the largest ranges of any mammal in
![The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including catamount, mountain lion, panther and puma is American native animal Stock Photo - Alamy The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including catamount, mountain lion, panther and puma is American native animal Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T2T0WD/the-cougar-puma-concolor-also-commonly-known-by-other-names-including-catamount-mountain-lion-panther-and-puma-is-american-native-animal-T2T0WD.jpg)
The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including catamount, mountain lion, panther and puma is American native animal Stock Photo - Alamy
![Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar, also known as the puma, among other names and the jaguarundi Stock Photo - Alamy Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar, also known as the puma, among other names and the jaguarundi Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CPF30F/puma-is-a-genus-in-felidae-that-contains-the-cougar-also-known-as-CPF30F.jpg)
Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar, also known as the puma, among other names and the jaguarundi Stock Photo - Alamy
![The distribution map of pumas according to IUCN. Thanks to their wide distribution range they have more different names in many languages than most mammals. What name they're called in your region? : The distribution map of pumas according to IUCN. Thanks to their wide distribution range they have more different names in many languages than most mammals. What name they're called in your region? :](https://preview.redd.it/ocz08p4nze181.png?auto=webp&s=80a27449455b342a63fe8fae02a03f53cecbc618)