The Bobcat is so called because of its bobbed tail. This North American wildcat weighs nearly twenty pounds, and is a fierce, powerful foe of many smaller wild animals. It stands approximately 15 inches high at the shoulders. The ears, usually pointy, have little tuffs of fur.
Bobcats are pale to dark brown with black spots.
The Mountain Lion is a large wild animal of the cat family. Early settlers gave the animal the name of cougar, or mountain lion. An adult mountain lion may be either a gray color or a reddish or yellowish color called tawny. The adult has no spots, and the tip of its tail is black. A full grown animal may reach 4 to 5 feet in length, not counting the heavy tail, which is 2 to 3 feet long.