jaguar vs plains zebra

Panthera onca compared with Equus quagga

Key Differences

• jaguar is carnivore while plains zebra is herbivore.
• plains zebra is 3.5x heavier than jaguar.
• plains zebra lives longer (25 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	plains 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 quagga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

plains zebra

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~750.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	plains zebra
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	25 years
Average Length	1.9 m	2.3 m
Average Weight	100.0 kg	350.0 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.

plains zebra

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. 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。

plains zebra

最も個体数の多い野生の馬科動物であるサバンナシマウマ（Equus quagga）は、東アフリカと南アフリカの草原およびサバンナに小さな家族グループから大規模な集団まで様々な形で生息する。個体ごとに独特の白黒の縞模様は、捕食者を混乱させ、吸血昆虫を防ぎ、個体識別を助けると考えられている。シマウマはライオン、ハイエナ、ワニの主要な餌となり、サバンナの食物網を支える。