jaguar vs Narrow swordfern

Panthera onca compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

jaguar is Near Threatened while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)
Order	Carnivora (لواحم)	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Nephrolepis
Species	Panthera onca	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Narrow swordfern
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.9 m	—
Average Weight	100.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.