Because there not in the subfamily Pantherinae which are considered the "big cats". The subfamily includes: Tigers, Lions, Jaguars, Leopards, Cloud Leopards, Bornean Cloud Leopards, and Snow Leopards.
Yes, pumas are considered big cats, in he same way a lion or tiger is a big cat, however "puma" tends to encompass the breeds of Cougar, Panther and Mountain Lion.
All cats have very good hearing. Cats hunt by sight and by hearing.
"Mountain lion" is actually another name for a Cougar, and they are not considered a true lion. Cougars are known by many names including puma, panther and of course mountain lion. they are like cheetahs or panthers. They actually have over 40 other names (puma, panther, catamount, miniature lion, etc.)
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No. The largest cats, in order are: Siberian tiger Bengal tiger African lion Asiatic lion Indo Chinese tiger South China tiger Sumatran tiger Malayan tiger Jaguar Leopard Mountain lion
the porcupines only have 2 enimes (1. the mountain lion)and (2. the fisher cats)
Yes, they are both types of cats, or in taxonomical terms, they are felids.
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Yes, a mountain lion is a mammal.
A lion is much bigger, and with that stronger, than a mountain lion.
No. The mountain lion is a completely different species. Also called cougar, puma, or catamount, it is an animal of the Americas, whereas the true lion is an African and Asian animal. The mountain lion is Felis Concolor, and the lion is Panthera Leo, totally different branches of the cat family. Lions are in the genus Panthera, along with tigers, leopards and jaguars, and pumas are in the genus Felis, which includes the smaller cats.