Dark-backed Wood-Quail vs jaguar

Odontophorus melanonotus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Dark-backed Wood-Quail is Vulnerable while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Odontophoridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Odontophorus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Odontophorus melanonotus	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-backed Wood-Quail and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark-backed Wood-Quail

VU — Vulnerable

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-backed Wood-Quail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador