Did you know that mountain lion, cougar, puma and panther refer to the same animal?

I didn’t realize that all these names referred to the same animal, and that that animal had subspecies. Curious if you guys knew that. Here’s a quote from the link for those that don’t want to open it.

“Mountain lion, puma, cougar, panther—this cat is known by more names than just about any other mammal!”

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mountain-lion-puma-cougar#:~:text=Mountain%20lion%2C%20puma%2C%20cougar%2C,it%20get%20so%20many%20names%3F

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