cutleaf island spleenwort vs jaguar

Asplenium diellaciniatum compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• cutleaf island spleenwort is Critically Endangered while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cutleaf island spleenwort	jaguar
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Asplenium	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Asplenium diellaciniatum	Panthera onca

Conservation Status

cutleaf island spleenwort

CR — Critically Endangered

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cutleaf island spleenwort	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cutleaf island spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.

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.