What S The Difference Between A Cougar And A Mountain Lion

The short answer is no because they are from the same species but there do tend to be some slight contrasts in overall size due to geographical concerns diet and climate. Conclusion cougar and mountain lion are two names for only one species but referred differently according to the people of north and south america. In the 19th century a french naturalist conjoined two indigenous names for the jaguar which widely overlaps geographically with the puma to label the mountain lion cuguar later modified to cougar puma meanwhile means powerful animal in peruvian quechua.