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Chrysochromulina pyramidosa compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank jaguar
Kingdom Chromista (크로미스타) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Haptophyta (착편모조류) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Prymnesiophyceae (프림네시움강) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Prymnesiales (프림네시움목) Carnivora (식육목)
Family Chrysochromulinaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Chrysochromulina Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Chrysochromulina pyramidosa Panthera onca

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute jaguar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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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.

Chrysochromulina pyramidosa is a unicellular marine haptophyte microalga in the genus Chrysochromulina, family Chrysochromulinaceae, class Prymnesiophyceae. The species epithet pyramidosa, meaning pyramid-shaped, refers to a pyramidal morphological feature — most likely a scale element or a distinctive cell shape — visible under electron microscopy. Within Chrysochromulina, the three-dimensional geometry of scales is a primary taxonomic character, and pyramid-shaped scales represent one of several distinctive scale forms distributed across the genus. C. pyramidosa has been documented from Norwegian and Swedish coastal marine environments, part of the extensive Scandinavian haptophyte biodiversity documented through systematic surveys of northern Atlantic coastal waters. These environments are characterized by cold, highly productive waters influenced by the North Atlantic Current and seasonal upwelling of nutrient-rich deep water. Chrysochromulina species including C. pyramidosa are common nanoplankton constituents in these systems, particularly during stratified summer conditions when nutrient depletion in surface waters selects for smaller, more efficient phytoplankton cells. Like other genus members, the species is presumed to employ both photosynthesis and potentially phagotrophic nutrition to sustain itself in variable nutritional environments. C. pyramidosa carries a conservation status of Not Evaluated under IUCN criteria. It represents one of the geometrically diverse scale forms documented within Chrysochromulina, contributing to the broader picture of haptophyte morphological evolution and diversity in temperate Atlantic marine systems.

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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.

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