patilico, chirriclé vs Jaguar

Pionites melanocephalus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• patilico, chirriclé is Least Concern while Jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	patilico, chirriclé	Jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pionites	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Pionites melanocephalus	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

patilico, chirriclé and Jaguar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

patilico, chirriclé

LC — Least Concern

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	patilico, chirriclé	Jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

patilico, chirriclé

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

patilico, chirriclé

The Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Pionites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela