Are cougars and panthers the same animal?

Yes, Leopards and BLACK panthers are the same thing black panthers are just from a diffrent habitat than leopards if you ever get near a leopard (panthera de pardus) or Black Panther at the zoo or something if you look at the coat of the black panther they have the rossettes that the regular leopards have the only difference is that the black panthers are dark.

Panthers are leopards, and cougars, and jaguars! Panther is a generic term that describes any of these three species. And black cubs can be found in the same litter with spotted cubs. More black leopards come from Asia than Africa.