jaguar vs Murray Swainson-pea

Panthera onca compared with Swainsona murrayana

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while Murray Swainson-pea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	Murray Swainson-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Swainsona
Species	Panthera onca	Swainsona murrayana

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Murray Swainson-pea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Murray Swainson-pea
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.

Murray Swainson-pea

Habitat

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

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.