Largest species of "non-big cat"
- Who
- Puma concolor
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 2012
The world's largest species of cat not classified zoologically as a true big cat is the puma Puma concolor, also known as the cougar, mountain lion, catamount, painter, and by a number of other common names too. The world's fourth-largest cat species – only the lion, tiger and jaguar are bigger – the puma is 1.5–2.75 m (4 ft 11 in–9 ft) long, stands 0.6–0.9 m (1 ft 11 in–2 ft 11 in) at the shoulder, and an adult male weighs 53–100 kg (116 lb 13 oz–220 lb 7 oz).
The largest puma specimen on record was an adult male shot in Arizona that weighed 125.5 kg after its intestines had been removed, suggesting that when complete it may have weighed as much as 135 kg.