Chinese jumper worm vs jaguar

Amynthas gracilis compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • Chinese jumper worm is Not Evaluated while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese jumper worm jaguar
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Annelida (環形動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Clitellata (環帯類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Megascolecidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Amynthas Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Amynthas gracilis Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese jumper worm and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Chinese jumper worm

NE — Not Evaluated

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese jumper worm jaguar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese jumper worm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Spain), and North America (United States).

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.

Chinese jumper worm

The Chinese Jumper Worm (Amynthas gracilis) is a species in the genus Amynthas. Native to Denmark, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, and Spain.

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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