jaguar vs St. James' shell

Panthera onca compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

  • jaguar is Near Threatened while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank jaguar St. James' shell
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Pectinida (イタヤガイ目)
Family Felidae (Cats) Pectinidae
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Pecten
Species Panthera onca Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute jaguar St. James' shell
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.

St. James' shell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

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。

St. James' shell

ホタテガイ(Pecten maximus)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されています。分布域全体で広く生息し、個体数は安定しており、緊急の保全上の懸念はありません。

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