Jaguar vs mountain-mahogany

Panthera onca compared with Entandrophragma caudatum

Key Differences

  • Jaguar is Near Threatened while mountain-mahogany is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jaguar mountain-mahogany
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Felidae (Cats) Meliaceae
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Entandrophragma
Species Panthera onca Entandrophragma caudatum

Conservation Status

Jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

mountain-mahogany

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jaguar mountain-mahogany
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.

mountain-mahogany

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

mountain-mahogany

No description available.

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