It is worth noting that certain experts believe that the North American population of pumas eventually dwindled and that present-day cougars are actually arrivals which retraced their steps from South America to North America at a later date. See all of our entertaining and insightful animal articles.īetween 6 to 4 million years later, these felines would make their way to South America by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Can You Hunt Mountain Lions? Should You?.Puma vs Mountain Lion: Is There a Difference?.What Do Sheep Eat? 15 Foods in Sheep’s Diet.Cougar vs Mountain Lion – What Are the Differences?.Capybara Predators: What Eats Capybaras?.Do Capybaras Make Good Pets? Sweet Rodents with Special Needs.
On arrival, it gave rise to the Felis (wild and domestic cats which would expand to Africa, Asia, and Europe) Leopardus (ocelots, margays, oncillas, and other South American wild cats), Lynx (the Canadian, Eurasian, and Iberian lynxes), Puma ( mountain lions), and Prionailurus (Asian leopard cats). This event is believed to have occurred 3 million years after it first appeared in Asia.
The ancestor of the puma is believed to have made its way from Asia to North America about 8 million years ago, via the Bering land bridge. The Puma is thought to be one of the most adaptable felines on the American continents as they are found in a variety of different habitats and unlike numerous Cat species, the Puma has no markings on its fur leading to its scientific name Felis concolor which means ‘cat of one color’. Due to their extensive distribution, there are 7 subspecies of Puma all of which share similar characteristics but tend to vary slightly in color and occasionally size. Also commonly known as the Cougar and the Mountain Lion, Pumas are able to reach larger sizes than some ‘big’ cat individuals but despite their large size they are believed to be more closely related to smaller feline species. The Puma is a large, reclusive cat predominantly found in the mountains from southern Canada to the tip of South America. 7,656 People Couldn't Ace This Quiz Think You Can? Take Our Brand New A-Z-Animals Mammals Quiz
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