Hairy Snakefern vs jaguar

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	jaguar
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Microgramma	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

jaguar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

jaguar

The largest cat in the Americas, reaching up to 100 kg with a stocky, muscular build and distinctive rosette-patterned coat. Found from Mexico through South America, with strongholds in the Amazon and Pantanal. Powerful swimmers and apex predators, jaguars play a critical role in regulating prey populations. Near Threatened, with range contracting due to deforestation.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia