Mountain Lion

Puma concolor (Felis concolor)

The Mountain Lion, also called the Puma, the Cougar, the Panther, and the Catamount, feeds mostly on deer. The only two other food items it consistently eats are, surprisingly, porcupines and grass. Today Mountain Lions live mainly in western North America. Some, however, live in the Florida Everglades, where they are called Florida Panthers.

Look For : A large yellowish-tan cat with a very long black-tipped tail.

Length : Body 4-6' long, tail 21-37"; 75-275 lb.

Habitat : In the West, open forests where Mule Deer are plentiful and people are few. In Florida, remote swamps and thickets (the Everglades).

Range : Western North America from British Columbia to Texas; also in Everglades area of Florida.