THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)

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(03-06-2019, 12:54 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Here are some different pictures from cougars and jaguars from different regions.

Argentina (similar in size)

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Brazil, Pantanal (cougar's the smaller one)

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Central America (sizes overlap)

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Now I can't find any comparison for the cougars and jaguars in Mexico, but the cougars tend to be the bigger one of the two. North American cougars (e.g. British Columbia) cougars are bigger than any jaguar, with the exception of Pantanal jaguars. Cougars from the Pantanal region are way smaller than the jaguars. Florida panthers are also very small.

I find it interesting how the sizes change geographically.

Jaguars in Los Llanos de Venezuela are very close in size to the Pantanal Jaguars, they are bigger than the Pumas from British Columbia, Pumas from la Patagonia in Chile are very close in size to the Pumas from British Columbia. Reply