Leopard vs. Cougar: Main Differences & Who Wins in a Fight?

Although leopards and cougars exhibit some common characteristics, such as being referred to as panthers and their ferocious predatory character, there are plenty of differences that distinguish them.
Fortunately, this video will enable you to understand them better by highlighting and contrasting their unique features. Based on scientific facts, we will also inform you which animal would win in a leopard vs. cougar fight.

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Puma concolor is more officially just called a puma, "cougar" refers only to the Nearctic Puma (Puma concolor couguar) based on its scientific name, the other puma subspecies is the Neotropical Puma (Puma concolor concolor), this officially has only two valid puma subspecies.

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The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is the only cat species officially called a panther, which is why the term "black panther" applies only to melanistic leopards, the leopard does in fact now have only four valid subspecies: the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), which is found only in Africa, the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), which is native to the Middle East, Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), which has two remaining populations in far East Russia and Northern China, and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea), which once lived in Europe before going extinct.