Jaguar vs Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer

Panthera onca compared with Cranioleuca erythrops

Key Differences

• Jaguar is Near Threatened while Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jaguar	Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Furnariidae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Cranioleuca
Species	Panthera onca	Cranioleuca erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

Jaguar and Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jaguar	Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer
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.

Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Rotgesicht-Baumschlüpfer

Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador