jaguar vs

Panthera onca compared with Microcalicium ahlneri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Microcaliciaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Microcalicium
Species	Panthera onca	Microcalicium ahlneri

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Microcalicium ahlneri is a tiny, pin-head lichen with a pale grey thallus and minute stalked apothecia characteristic of the calicioid fungi. It grows on the bark of old deciduous trees in undisturbed temperate forests of Europe. This lichen needs old-growth forest conditions and is sensitive to bark microhabitat changes from air pollution or forest management.