Mountain Lion vs Panther
Mountain lions and panthers, both are very interesting carnivores of the Family: Felidae. However, their colouration is the most interesting feature to discuss, apart from the carnivorous habits and the horrifying roars. The distribution and other characteristics are also important to distinguish them separately. This article intends to emphasize the differences between these two fascinating carnivores.
Mountain Lion
Mountain lion,Puma concolor,又名Puma或Cougar,是美洲的一只本土猫。山狮更喜欢在山脉周围生活。山狮是所有猫科动物中第四大。尽管它们尺寸很大,但山狮还是敏捷生物,并与美洲虎等其他大型捕食者竞争相同的食物。继承人男性比女性大。成年男性普通的高度约为枯萎的75厘米。鼻子和尾部的底部之间的尺寸约为275厘米,其体重可能在50至100公斤不等。已经进行了与生命纬度有关的有趣的大小分析,这表明山狮往往朝着温带区域更大,而对赤道则更小。关于山狮的有趣事实是,它们没有喉和舌结构,例如狮子,黑豹或美洲虎。但是,他们可能会产生低音嘶嘶声,pur刺,咆哮,哨子和鸣叫。 Since they cannot roar, mountain lions do not fall under big cat category. Colouration of mountain lions is simple with almost uniform distribution of the yellowish-brown colour coat, but the belly is whiter with little darker patches. In addition, the coat could sometimes be either silvery greyish or reddish without complex stripes. However, the cubs and the adolescents vary in their colouration with spots, as well. There has not been any documented record about sighting a black mountain lion in the literature. The other interesting fact about mountain lions is that they have the largest hind paw among all the felines.
Panther
It has always been fascinating to study the panthers, as they could be any of the big cats including jaguars and leopards. It is a colour morph of the jaguars or leopards. Usually, panthers are black in colour, but white panthers are also possible. This special colouration takes place because of a transferable mutation in their chromosomes. Thus, a panther could be defined as any big cat with a colour mutation. In addition, a panther could be a jaguar with a colour mutation in South America, or a leopard in Asia and Africa. The frequency of leopards to undergo colour mutations is usually higher compared o jaguars; which could be one panther for every five leopards. Therefore, some people and scientists more often refer that a panther could be a leopard more often than not. White colour mutants are also known as albino panthers, and they could be a result of either albinism or reduced pigmentation or chinchilla mutation. The characteristic rosettes of leopards and jaguars are not visible on a panther’s skin, but a close examination would reveal that the faded rosettes and white colour hairs are also seen in addition. Panthers being carnivorous big cats, they possess all the carnivorous adaptations viz. extra large canines, rough and strong bones, padded paws, long nails, and many more.
What is the difference between Mountain lion and Panther? •山狮始终是一种定义和确定的特定物种,而黑豹可以是除狮子以外的任何大猫。 •Mountain Lion不是一只大猫,因为它们不会咆哮,但Panther是一只大猫,并产生了可怕的咆哮。 • Mountain lion lives in Americas, whereas panther could be in either South America or Africa or Asia. • An adult mountain lion colouration could be either yellowish brown or silvery greyish or reddish, while a panther could be either black or white in colour. • The hind paw of the mountain lion is larger than that of panther. • The habitat of mountain lions is usually mountains whereas panthers normally range in grasslands and forests. |
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