jaguar vs mountain zebra

Panthera onca compared with Equus zebra

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while mountain zebra is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	mountain zebra
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)	Perissodactyla (奇蹄目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Panthera onca	Equus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and mountain zebra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

mountain zebra

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	mountain zebra
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.9 m	—
Average Weight	100.0 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.

mountain zebra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic 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。