What is the difference between a lion and puma?

Answer 1

is that puma is the mountain lion, cougar, puma concolor while lion is a big cat, panthera leo , native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe the term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals it also applies to related species like mountain lions.

Answer 2

Lions and Pumas are both Mammals in the order Carnivora and family Felidae. However, they differ at the level of genus and species.

Lion refers to a specific species, the Panthera Leo, and it is the only type of large, carnivorous cat to live in groups, or prides. This species lives in the southern region of the continent of Africa.

Puma is a common term for mountain lion, cougar, catamount, and panther. These are all common names of the species Puma Concolor. The puma roams both South and North America, and lives in a variety of different habitats.