up to 30 in (76.2 cm)
A cougar stands up to 30 in (76.2 cm) at the shoulder.
Source: National Park Service
How tall is a cougar?
A cougar stands up to 30 in (76.2 cm) at the shoulder.
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What a cougar’s height measures
Drawn at the same 2 ft 6 in: Greyhound, White-tailed deer and Scottish Deerhound. Same drawing, different listings: a cougar’s figure is a maximum, a Greyhound’s the top of its male range, a white-tailed deer’s and a Scottish Deerhound’s each the lower end of its male range.
This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.
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