Jaguar vs Map-winged swift

Panthera onca compared with Korscheltellus fusconebulosus

Key Differences

  • Jaguar is Near Threatened while Map-winged swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jaguar Map-winged swift
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Insecta (insecto)
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Felidae (Cats) Hepialidae
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Korscheltellus
Species Panthera onca Korscheltellus fusconebulosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jaguar and Map-winged swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Map-winged swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jaguar Map-winged swift
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.

Map-winged swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Map-winged swift

No description available.

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