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THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)

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Hello everyone, the last couple of days I spent a lot of time reading through the cougar section on this forum as a lot of great data is and has been shared here; I thought it would be interesting to calculate the total "species average" of the cougar based on the data sets that have been posted here over the past few years. 

Listed below are over 40 different sources I would consider to be "reliable"; maybe more experienced users want to add more data or want to discuss some of the sources listed below, getting the whole list as precise as possible would be the goal.


The Weight of the Cougar (Puma Concolor)


1) Sunquist (2002): Canadian Cougar – 71kg for 11 males; 44kg for 34 females
2) Sunquist (2002): Colorado Cougar – 61.6kg for 8 males; 44.5kg for 14 females
3) Sunquist (2002): New Mexico Cougar – 58.9kg for 10 males; 30.7kg for 11 females
4) Sunquist (2002): Florida Panther – 53.6kg for 43 males; 36.1kg for 37 females
5) Sunquist (2002): Brazilian Cougar – 53.1kg for 7 males; 36.9kg for 10 females
6) Sunquist (2002): Chile Cougar – 68.8kg for 6 males; 45.1kg for 4 females
7) Roderick (2015): Californian Cougar – 68kg for 1 male
8) Serieys (2011): Californian Cougar – 43kg for 1 female
9) Serieys (2011): Californian Cougar – 54.4kg for 1 male
10) Powell (2015): Californian Cougar – 59kg for 1 male
11) Allen et al. (2015): Californian Cougar – 59.1kg for 1 male; 39kg for 4 females
12) Elbroch et al. (?): Patagonian Cougar – 72.8kg for 3 males; 35.8kg for 5 females
13) Elbroch et al. (?): Colorado Cougar – 54.6kg for 5 males; 44.7kg for 6 females
14) Elbroch et al. (?): Californian Cougar – 56.3kg for 2 males; 37.7kg for 6 females
15) Robinette et al. (1961): Unknown Population – 70.7kg for 34 males; 43.1 kg for 50 females
16) Gray (2011): South Dakota Cougar – 70.3kg for 1 male
17) Perry & Pitman (2009): New Mexico Cougar – 54.43kg for 1 male
18) Perry & Pitman (2012): New Mexico Cougar – 50kg for 1 male
19) Kenneth & Sweanor (2001): New Mexico Cougar – 59.65kg for 14 males; 33.3kg for 27 females
20) Yazzie (2016): New Mexico Cougar – 94.8kg for 1 male
21) Bacon (2010): Alberta Cougar – 82kg for 1 male
22) Thompson (2009): South Dakota-Wyoming Cougar - 63.16kg for 25 males; 41.68kg for 32 females
23) Francovic (2018): Washington Cougar – 86.6kg for 2 males
24) Goldman and Young (1946): Colorado Cougar – 83.3kg for 3 males
25) Rogers (?): Washington Cougar – 86.2kg for 1 male
26) Silviera (2004): Cerrado Cougar -  53.5kg for 4 males; 30.75kg for 3 females
27) Neal (2004): Colorado Cougar – 72.6kg for 1 male
28) Biber (2020): Canadian Cougar – 84.4kg for 1 male
29) Torre et al. (2017): Mexican Cougar – 31.25kg for 8 males; 21.33kg for 3 females
30) Folha De Sau Paulo (2018): Brazilian Cougar – 41kg for 1 male
31) Itapira News (2015): Brazilian Cougar – 59kg for 1 male
32) Fernandes (2016): Brazilian Cougar – 41kg for 1 male
33) Zaparolli (2014): Brazilian Cougar – 53kg for 1 male
34) Lisboa (2018): Brazilian Cougar – 30kg for 1 female
35) King (2020): Texas Cougar – 68kg for 1 male
36) Cosgrove (2018): Californian Cougar – 62.6kg for 1 male
37) Franklin et al. (1999): Chile Cougar - 47.5kg for 4 females
38) Cabello et al. (?): Chile Cougar - 66.2kg for 3 males; 40kg for 2 females
39) Rewilding Argentina Project (?): Patagonian Cougar - 60kg for 1 male; 35kg for 1 female
40) Chavez and Ceballos (2014): Mexican Cougar – 42kg for 8 males; 38kg for 1 female
41) Marquez (2009): Guatemala Cougar – 59.2kg for 7 males
42) Scognamillo et al. (2003): Venezuela Cougar – 51kg for 2 males; 25.5kg for 4 females
43) Portal O Vale (2018): Brazilian Cougar - 20kg for 1 female
44) Obemdito (2018): Brazilian Cougar - 45kg for 1 female
45) My Everyday Photos (2013): Washington Cougar - 45.36kg for 1 female
46) Pixitelli (2020): Brazilian Cougar - 55kg for 1 male
47) Noticias R7 (2020): Brazilian Cougar - 60kg for 1 male
48) Pellegrini (2018): Brazilian Cougar - 60kg for 1 male
49) Nantz (2018): Idaho Cougar - 69.85kg for 1 male
50) Bonde News (2015): Brazilian Cougar - 70kg for 1 male
51) Alberta Hunt (?): Alberta Cougar - 98.88kg for 1 male


Total Average: ~60.03kg (~132,34lbs) for males (n=230) and ~39.33kg (~86.71lbs) for females (n=263).


I am looking forward to your reactions/responses!

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Maritimus77
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@Maritimus77 we have thread for cougars weights here. Overall good compilation.
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