African Coca-tree vs jaguar
Erythroxylum emarginatum compared with Panthera onca
Key Differences
- African Coca-tree is Least Concern while jaguar is Near Threatened.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | African Coca-tree | jaguar |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae (植物) | Animalia (動物) |
| Phylum | Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) | Chordata (脊索動物) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) | Mammalia (哺乳類) |
| Order | Malpighiales (キントラノオ目) | Carnivora (ネコ目) |
| Family | Erythroxylaceae | Felidae (Cats) |
| Genus | Erythroxylum | Panthera (Big Cats) |
| Species | Erythroxylum emarginatum | Panthera onca |
Conservation Status
African Coca-tree
LC — Least Concernjaguar
NT — Near ThreatenedPopulation: ~64.0K
Trend: Decreasing ↓
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | African Coca-tree | jaguar |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | Carnivore |
| Average Lifespan | — | 15 years |
| Average Length | — | 1.9 m |
| Average Weight | — | 100.0 kg |
Habitat & Geographic Range
African Coca-tree
Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Found in Guinea.
jaguar
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.
Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.
African Coca-tree
The African Coca-tree (Erythroxylum emarginatum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
jaguar
アメリカ大陸最大のネコ科動物で、体重は最大100kgに達し、がっしりとした筋肉質の体型と特有のロゼット模様の毛皮を持つ。メキシコから南アメリカにかけて分布し、アマゾンやパンタナルが主要生息地となる。優れた水泳能力を持つ頂点捕食者であり、獲物個体数の調節に重要な役割を担う。森林破壊により生息域が縮小し、準絶滅危惧に分類されている。
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