Australian thornback skate vs jaguar

Dentiraja lemprieri compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Australian thornback skate is Least Concern while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian thornback skate	jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rajiformes (ガンギエイ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Rajidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dentiraja	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Dentiraja lemprieri	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian thornback skate and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Australian thornback skate

LC — Least Concern

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian thornback skate	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian thornback skate

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.

Australian thornback skate

The Australian thornback skate (Dentiraja lemprieri) is a species in the genus Dentiraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Dentiraja lemprieri contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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。