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More. Often "panther". And others.

• jjtheblunt 4y ago
  not sure where you are, but panther is a different clade, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera includes leopards and jaguars, usually seems they call them panthers if they're melanistic (dark hairdos). by genetics, mountain lions are the biggest in the group that includes domestic cats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felinae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felinae they purr and play and can domesticate so people do have them as pets, but of course are 70kg sized so a ton of money to feed and ton of space needed to play/exercise.
  • moloch-hai 4y ago
    Yes, lots of big cats are called panthers by various people.
    • jjtheblunt 4y ago
      like you said, and i'd forgotten, the mountain lion is called a "florida panther" in florida!