What is this critter?

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

This picture was taken at someone's place I know well in central Arkansas. We have equal votes on mountain lion, bobcat, and coyote. My vote is bobcat. That's a fawn in its mouth.

 

[12Bravo]

Lion

 

[lman]

Bobcat, tail gives it away.

 

[BigBlue1]

Mountain lion. Front leg is too muscular for a coyote and tail is too long for a bobcat. I'll admit that it's kinda tough between coyote and mountain lion though, but the lack of black in the fur and the leg does it for me.

 

[lman]

It looks to me like it has a short tail with black at the tip. It may look longer since it is next to it's hind leg. It also has pointed ears with black tips.

 

[dusty3030]

Bobcat all day every day.

 

[dstig1]

El Chupacabra!!!!! RUN!!!

 

[ericm979]

It's a mountain lion. Long tail and larger than a bobcat. It's got the lion's rounded ears vs more pointy ones on a coyote. A coyote's tail is bushier.

 

[dusty3030]

What appears to be it's tail is it's left rear leg. Little stubby bobcat tail, bobcat tufted ears. Red arrow is the tip of it's tail.

 

[BigBlue1]

Bobcat all day every day.

The tail is way too long. Unless that's the tail and left leg in perfect alignment...