what is the difference between puma cougar and mountain lion
In the United States and Canada, it is also called "mountain lion"
Cougar
In the United States and Canada, it is also called "mountain lion"
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Cougar [SEP] Naming and etymology
The first use of 'puma' in English dates to 1777, introduced from Spanish, and prior from the Peruvian Quechua language in the 16th century, where it means "powerful". In the United States and Canada, it is also called "mountain lion", a name first used in writing in 1858. Other names include panther, painter and catamount. Early Spanish explorers of the Americas called it 'gato monte' meaning cat of the mountain, and 'leon' meaning lion.