Oso Negro de Asia vs Jaguar

Ursus thibetanus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

Oso Negro de Asia is Vulnerable while Jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oso Negro de Asia	Jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ursus thibetanus	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Oso Negro de Asia and Jaguar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Vista Order: Carnivora

Conservation Status

Oso Negro de Asia

VU — Vulnerable

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oso Negro de Asia	Jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oso Negro de Asia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Oso Negro de Asia

The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jaguar

El felino más grande de las Américas, alcanzando hasta 100 kg con una constitución robusta y musculosa y un pelaje con rosetas características. Se encuentra desde México hasta América del Sur, con núcleos poblacionales en el Amazonas y el Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos y depredadores apex, los jaguares desempeñan un papel fundamental en la regulación de las poblaciones de presas. Categorizado como Casi Amenazado, su área de distribución se contrae debido a la deforestación.