Eastern Cougar
Cougars (Felis concolor) were once present throughout the Americas, boasting the most extensive distribution of any non-human land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, so it is fitting that this cat should have so many names.
EASTERN COUGAR DECLARED EXTINCT
The Eastern Cougar Walks The Earth No More. Photo (of a Western cougar):USF&WS
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Concludes That The Last Eastern Cougar Was Killed Sometime During The Twentieth Century ...
ABBREVIATION : PUCO SYNONYM : Felis concolor Linnaeus [12,19] COMMON NAMES : mountain lion cougar puma panther Yuma puma Florida panther eastern cougar Wisconsin puma Texas panther TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name ...
eastern cougar (=puma) (Puma (=Felis) concolor cougar)
eastern gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteneus cinereoargenteneus)
eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis humulis)
eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis virginianus) ...
Recent sightings in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and the eastern United States indicate that the eastern cougar population may be making a comeback.
2- Eastern Cougar (P.c. cougar) Until recently, thought to be extinct, but there have been recent sightings in New England.
Status in the Wild:
Some subspecies are listed federally as endangered such as the Florida panther, eastern cougar, and Costa Rican cougar.
Also known as cougar, catamount, mountain lion, panther
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Conservation Status: Two subspecies P. concolor coryi, the Florida Panther, and P. concolor cougar, the Eastern Cougar, are Critically Endangered; the parent species is Near Threatened.
 See also: Puma, Cougar, Deer, Catamount, Mountain Lion
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