American Dog Tick vs jaguar

Dermacentor variabilis compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• American Dog Tick is Not Evaluated while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Dog Tick	jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Arachnida (거미강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Ixodida (진드기)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Ixodidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dermacentor	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Dermacentor variabilis	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

American Dog Tick and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

American Dog Tick

NE — Not Evaluated

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NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Dog Tick	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Dog Tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

American Dog Tick

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a species in the genus Dermacentor. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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아메리카 대륙에서 가장 큰 고양잇과 동물로, 체중이 최대 100kg에 달하며 단단하고 근육질의 체형과 특유의 로제트 무늬 털가죽을 지닌다. 멕시코에서 남아메리카까지 분포하며, 아마존과 판타날이 주요 서식지다. 뛰어난 수영 실력을 갖춘 최상위 포식자로, 먹이 개체수 조절에 핵심적 역할을 한다. 산림 벌채로 인해 서식 범위가 줄어들어 준위협종으로 분류된다.