Gray wolf Vs Mountain lion fight

You lay two wilds in open you got to have some serious action! And as in case of the gray wolf and Mountain lion there will be lot of chill around when you can be lucky enough to sot them fight. So, I am making theoretical picture of Gray wolf vs Mountain lion fight. After going through the article, you can know who going to win the fight.

Gray wolf facts

The grey wolf or gray wolf or as we normally refer to it as simply wolf, is one of the oldest species ever known to mankind. No wonder there are so many stories and legends that revolves around this creature, the most common of which is the “werewolf”.

And it is surely unbelievable though but this creature comes back from as early as 300,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene.  These creatures extend its survival to a large geographical extent.

The gray wolves are believed to measure anywhere from 1.3 to 2 meters (4.5–6.5 feet) from nose to the tip of the tail. However the parameters differ in accordance with the region of its habitat.

Its physical parameters is greatly influenced by the regions in which they live like European wolves may weigh 38.5 kg (85 lbs), North American wolves 80 lbs - 130lbs, and Indian and Arabian wolves 25 kg (55 lbs). And on an average the height varies from 0.6 to .95 meters and (26–38 inches) at the shoulder.

Mountain Lion facts

On the other hand the lion in the team or the mountain lion or what is also known as a cougar is a tenacious being. It can just zap to the next world if it wants to and you wouldn’t even have a chance to bat your eye lid. The cougar has various names like the puma or the mountain cat or panther or the catamount. 

Actually the name keeps differing from place to place. The regions name them accordingly. It is basically a native from America and is a mammal which belongs to the family “Felidae”.

As cute they might sound but trust me they are one of the most ferocious creatures and you sure wouldn’t ever want to be spotted anywhere round it. It is considered to one of the wildest terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending to southern Andes of South America. 

The average length of adult males is recorded to be around 2.4 meters which is 8 ft (almost equal to the height of a kid standing on the head of an adult human) long from nose to tail, with can range between 1.5 and 2.75 m (5 and 9 ft) for the species and weigh somewhere in between 42kg to 62 kg in general.

Compare Gray wolf vs Mountain Lion

The detailed comparison between Gray wolf vs Mountain Lion are given below-

Animals	Gray wolf	Mountain Lion
Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
Family	Canidae	Falidae
Genus	Canis	Puma
Average Length	105-160 cm	50-275 cm
Average Tail	29-50 cm	63-95 cm
Average Height	80-85 cm	60-90 cm
Class	Mammalia	Mammalia
Area	North America, North Africa, Eurasia	American and Canadian areas
Order	Carnivora	Carnivora
Teeth	Cusp pattern, heavy and large	Muscular jaws, long canine and wide gape
Force	5	5
Stamina	4	5
Weight	43-45 kg	42-62 Kg
Intelligent	5	5
Average Life Span	6-13 years	8-13 years

Gray wolf or Mountain Lion fight

Now the most interesting part is however their combat. When you imagine a fight between these two legendary creatures the outcomes tend to make every person curious on the fact that who can actually win. And the probability on the wins varies so it becomes far more interesting betting on the winner.

When in a fight there is always a point when one is ahead of the other due to which the outcomes vary every other time. The forte of the Mountain lion is its strength which is accompanied by its huge and robust size. But then again the wolf usually has its pack behavior as its forte. Lions prefer dwelling solitary whereas the wolf always prefers remaining in a pack.

Most of the conflicts or fights usually revolve around food or habitat. A lion usually tends to lose when where the two carnivores share habitat. But even there are times when the mighty Mountain lion in a very filthy mood takes down the wolf or even fracturing wolf packs and kill. That is the final conclusion, if Mountain lion vs Gray wolf fight takes place.