jaguar vs Philippine Mahogany

Panthera onca compared with Shorea palosapis

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while Philippine Mahogany is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	Philippine Mahogany
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Malvales (मैलवेलीस)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Shorea
Species	Panthera onca	Shorea palosapis

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Philippine Mahogany

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Philippine 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.

Philippine Mahogany

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.