Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPuma (Mountain Lions)
- SpeciesPuma concolor (Mountain Lion)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Kit Fox
Vulpes macrotis
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Lion in Death Valley National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Mountain Lion sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Lion in Death Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Lion in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.