jaguar vs large flying fox

Panthera onca compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

  • jaguar is carnivore while large flying fox is herbivore.
  • jaguar is 90.9x heavier than large flying fox.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank jaguar large flying fox
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Felidae (Cats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Panthera onca Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute jaguar large flying fox
Diet Carnivore Herbivore
Average Lifespan 15 years 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m 30 cm
Average Weight 100.0 kg 1.1 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.

large flying fox

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 Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。

large flying fox

世界最大のコウモリ種で、翼開長は最大1.5メートルに達し、東南アジアからフィリピン・インドネシアにかけての熱帯林に生息する。その名に反して果実と花蜜のみを食べ、熱帯林の樹木にとって不可欠な花粉媒介者・種子散布者となっている。数千頭もの巨大なコロニーでねぐらを作る。食用のための狩猟と生息地破壊により絶滅危惧種に指定されている。

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