Asiatic holly fern vs jaguar

Cyrtomium caryotideum compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • Asiatic holly fern is Extinct while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic holly fern jaguar
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Polypodiales (ウラボシ目) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Dryopteridaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Cyrtomium Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Cyrtomium caryotideum Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Asiatic holly fern

EX — Extinct

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic holly fern jaguar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic holly fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Asiatic holly fern

The Asiatic holly fern (Cyrtomium caryotideum) is a species in the genus Cyrtomium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Taiwan.

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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