How are a lion and mountain lion different?

Answer 1

Yes. The lion is in the genus "Panthera", along with tigers, leopards and jaguars.

The mountain lion or cougar, is in the genus "Puma", along with the jaguarundi.

Lions are much larger than pumas, and males can be 450 pounds, second in size only to the tiger. Large mountain lions can weigh over 150 pounds.

Answer 2

Lions live in Africa and Asia in grassy plains, savanna, open woodland, and scrub. Mountain lions live in North, Central, and South America in forests, swamps, dry brush country, grassland, or any area with adequate cover and prey.

- Lions are typically 5.5-8.25 feet long and 330-550 lbs. Mountain Lions are typically 3.5-6.5 feet long and 150-230 lbs

- Male lions have manes, moutain lions don't have manes at all

- Lions live in prides while Mountain Lions are usually solitary

- Lions roar, mountain lions can't roar

- Lions gestation period is 110-119 days, Mountain Lions gestation period is 90-96 days

- Moutain Lions' other names are Puma, Panther, and Cougar

- Moutain Lions are great at leaping and are also good swimmers, Lions not so much

Answer 3

Short answer: They're of different species and live on separate parts of the world.

More info:

A cougar (Puma concolor) is also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther. These species live in the Americas. They extend from Yukon in Canada to the Andes in South America. A cougar doesn't have a mane.

A lion (Panthera leo) lives in Saharan parts of Africa and Asia. They're very well known for the male having a long and thick mane around it's head and shoulders.

Answer 4

Mountain lions (Puma concolor) are native to the Americas, while lions (Panthera leo) live in Africa and India.