Is puma a pig?
The puma, also known as the cougar or mountain lion, is a large cat species with the widest distribution of any New World mammal, spanning from southeastern Alaska to the southern tip of Chile. Pumas are classified as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). There are an estimated 20,000-25,000 pumas remaining in North America; the number remaining in South America is unknown.
Is a Puma just a jaguar?
Cougars are the only members of the genus Puma, which also means they aren’t in the big cat group. Cougars and cheetahs don’t have the hyoid bone adaptation that lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, and snow leopards have—which means they can’t roar, but they can purr. The four big cats—lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars—are an impressive and majestic group of animals. They can be found in a variety of different environments, from the African savannah to the South American jungle to the snowy forests of Russia.