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Cougars By: Sam Kerans. Classification . Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mamilia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Concolor Species: Felis Concolor . Cougars are related to all cats and are also called: M ountain Lions, Pumas, and Deer Tiger . P U M A. M O - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CougarsBy: Sam Kerans
Classification
• Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mamilia • Order: Carnivora• Family: Felidae• Genus: Felis Concolor• Species: Felis Concolor
• Cougars are related to all cats and are also called: Mountain Lions, Pumas, and Deer Tiger.
PUMA
COUGAR
MOUNTAINLION
Physical Characteristics
• Very shy and timid• Males weigh from 150-220 lbs. • Females weigh from 95-110 lbs.• Males and females look almost exactly alike• Grow to a length of 7 ½ feet • Pelage is unspotted, varying from brown to silver• Have blue eyes and rings around their tails when born• Have very small heads• Consistent diet of meat
Distribution
• Used to have huge distribution• Gone down drastically in past couple years• Now in North and South America• Mostly in Western Hemisphere• Had biggest distribution of all mammals • Now one of the medium sized ones
Habitat
• Habitat depends greatly on where it is• Don’t have one particular habitat• Wide tolerance going in all directions• Frequent use of dens and caves• Live mostly in tropical rainforests or dry deserts• Space themselves so they can have easy access to
food, water, and other essential needs• Decides home on vision, smell, and hearing
Conservation Status
• According to IUCN Red List Cougars are endangered• Their numbers used to be decreasing but are staying
pretty stable now• Almost 2,000 cougars are shot every year • There are still plenty of them out there but their
numbers shouldn’t be this low
Reproductive Characteristics
• Give birth in late spring• Litters can have 1-6 cubs, but average is 3-4 • Start mating at 3 years old
Parent Care
• Babies stay with their parents till they are about 1 ½ to 2 years old
• Only the mother takes care of the babies • Mother teaches them everything the need to know
to survive on their own
Longevity & Mortality
• Generally live 10-15 years of age • Males and females usually live the same amount of
years• In captivity cougars live to be 20 years old
Seasonal Patterns
• Cougars do not hibernate• They also do not migrate• Neither do the undergo torpor
Diet
• Cougars are carnivores so they only eat meat• Their diet consists of: elk, moose, deer, etc.
Predator Relationship
• Humans are the cougar's main predators. • Predators are jaguars, bears, wolves, wolverines,
alligators, and other cougars for food and territory• These animals are a big threat to cougars
conservation status
Human Relationship
• Not fond of humans• Very shy and timid when around us• Only contact humans have with cougars are in zoo’s
and captivity
Fun facts
• Their long limbs allow them to cover a distance 40 feet in a single leap
• the Cougar is known by a number of names like panther, puma, Florida Panther, Catamount, Mountain Lion and Mountain Screamer.
• Not social creatures. They are very reserved animals
Works Cited
Cougars (Mountain Lions) - Living with Wildlife. Russell Link, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/cougars.html>.
Mountain Lions. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-lion/>.
Read, Tracy C. Exploring the World of Cougars. Buffalo: Firefly Books Ltd., 2011. Print.
Stone, Lynn M. Cougars. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1999. Print.