Jaguar vs Madeira Rustyback Fern

Panthera onca compared with Asplenium lolegnamense

Key Differences

• Jaguar is Near Threatened while Madeira Rustyback Fern is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguar	Madeira Rustyback Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Asplenium
Species	Panthera onca	Asplenium lolegnamense

Conservation Status

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Madeira Rustyback Fern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguar	Madeira Rustyback Fern
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.

Madeira Rustyback Fern

Habitat

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

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.