![Illustration of wildlife of the Andes: South America Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), centre; Cougar / Puma / Mountain lion / Mountain cat / Catamount / Panther (Puma concolor), left; Spectacled / Andean bear ( Illustration of wildlife of the Andes: South America Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), centre; Cougar / Puma / Mountain lion / Mountain cat / Catamount / Panther (Puma concolor), left; Spectacled / Andean bear (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E45YAN/illustration-of-wildlife-of-the-andes-south-america-alpaca-vicugna-E45YAN.jpg)
Illustration of wildlife of the Andes: South America Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), centre; Cougar / Puma / Mountain lion / Mountain cat / Catamount / Panther (Puma concolor), left; Spectacled / Andean bear (
![Felis concolor, Print, The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including mountain lion, panther, puma, and catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas. Felis concolor, Print, The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including mountain lion, panther, puma, and catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A2MKJ9/felis-concolor-print-the-cougar-puma-concolor-also-commonly-known-by-other-names-including-mountain-lion-panther-puma-and-catamount-is-a-large-felid-of-the-subfamily-felinae-native-to-the-americas-its-range-from-the-canadian-yukon-to-the-southern-andes-of-south-america-is-the-widest-of-any-large-wild-terrestrial-mammal-in-the-western-hemisphere-an-adaptable-generalist-species-the-cougar-is-found-in-most-american-habitat-types-it-is-the-biggest-cat-in-north-america-and-the-second-heaviest-cat-in-the-new-world-after-the-jaguar-secretive-and-largely-solitary-by-nature-the-2A2MKJ9.jpg)
Felis concolor, Print, The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including mountain lion, panther, puma, and catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas.
![Lion Of The Andes Almost Lost Their Lives Because They Dared Hunt Baby Bear - Puma vs Bear, Cheetah - YouTube Lion Of The Andes Almost Lost Their Lives Because They Dared Hunt Baby Bear - Puma vs Bear, Cheetah - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/62UF_033NsM/maxresdefault.jpg)
Lion Of The Andes Almost Lost Their Lives Because They Dared Hunt Baby Bear - Puma vs Bear, Cheetah - YouTube
![Local Mountain Lion Population Faces Precipitous Decline in Genetic Diversity Within 50 Years, Possible Extinction - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) Local Mountain Lion Population Faces Precipitous Decline in Genetic Diversity Within 50 Years, Possible Extinction - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/news/images/puma-pop-study.jpg)