jaguar vs قِرش-بِساط شمالي

Panthera onca compared with Orectolobus wardi

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while قِرش-بِساط شمالي is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	قِرش-بِساط شمالي
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (لواحم)	Orectolobiformes (القرش السجادي)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Orectolobidae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Orectolobus
Species	Panthera onca	Orectolobus wardi

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and قِرش-بِساط شمالي share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

قِرش-بِساط شمالي

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	قِرش-بِساط شمالي
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.

قِرش-بِساط شمالي

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.