What's the size of the largest (known) wolf and the size of an average adult puma/cougar/mountain lion?

Answer 1

Wolf weight and size can vary greatly worldwide, though both tend to increase proportionally with higher latitudes. Many people have an exaggerated idea of the wolf's size, although it is not a small animal. Generally speaking, height varies from 0.6–0.8 meters (26–32 inches) at the shoulder, and weight can range anywhere from 23–59 kilograms (50–130 pounds), making wolves the largest among all wild canids.[3] Although rarely encountered, extreme specimens reaching over 77 kg (170 lb) have been recorded in Alaska and Canada,[4] and the heaviest wolf on record, which was killed in Alaska in 1939, weighed 80 kg (175 lb). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf

North American pumas are slightly larger than leopards, but are smaller than jaguars. Adult males in North America may be more than 2.4 m (8 ft) long (nose to tail), and have an average mass of about 60-70 kg (approx. 150 lb). Some in extremely rare cases may reach over 120 kg (260 lb). One in particular which was shot in Arizona weighed 125 kg (275 lb), after it had had its intestines removed. Females are much smaller and an adult can be less than 2 m (7 ft) long and have a mass of about 35 kg (weigh approx 75 lb). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_lion


I have both where I live although I have never seen a Puma I have seen Timber wolves and they are very big, so big in fact we thought they were deer until we got close enough to tell the difference... anyway hope this info answers your question!

Answer 2

The Mountain Lion also known as the cougar, the panther or the puma is the most widely distributed cat in the Americas. It is unspotted or tawny in appearance with a small head and small rounded black tipped ears its long tail is also blacked tipped. Adult Males may be 8 feet in length and tipped the scales at between 130 and 150 pounds adult females are shorter at 7 feet and weigh between 65 and 90 pounds, Wolves are around 120 to 200 cm in length sometimes 230-240 their weight is around 20 to 80 kg