jaguar vs Narrow-winged Horsefly

Panthera onca compared with Tabanus maculicornis

Key Differences

jaguar is Near Threatened while Narrow-winged Horsefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	Narrow-winged Horsefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (lalat)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Tabanus
Species	Panthera onca	Tabanus maculicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and Narrow-winged Horsefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Lihat Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Narrow-winged Horsefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Narrow-winged Horsefly
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.

Narrow-winged Horsefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.