Großflossen-Riffkalmar vs Jaguar

Sepioteuthis lessoniana compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Großflossen-Riffkalmar is Not Evaluated while Jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großflossen-Riffkalmar	Jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Cephalopoda (Kopffüßer)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Myopsida (Myopsida)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Loliginidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sepioteuthis	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Sepioteuthis lessoniana	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Großflossen-Riffkalmar and Jaguar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Großflossen-Riffkalmar

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großflossen-Riffkalmar	Jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Großflossen-Riffkalmar

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (Greece, Montenegro).

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.

Großflossen-Riffkalmar

The Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) is a species in the genus Sepioteuthis. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.