vs jaguar

Cobetia amphilecti compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank jaguar
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Proteobacteria (프로테오박테리아) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Gammaproteobacteria (감마프로테오박테리아) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Pseudomonadales (슈도모나스목) Carnivora (식육목)
Family Halomonadaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Cobetia Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Cobetia amphilecti Panthera onca

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

jaguar

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Cobetia amphilecti is a halophilic, gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Halomonadaceae within the class Gammaproteobacteria. First characterized from marine and saline environments, this aerobic rod-shaped organism thrives in conditions of elevated salinity that would inhibit the growth of most other bacteria. Like other members of the genus Cobetia, it possesses a sophisticated osmotic stress response system that accumulates compatible solutes—primarily ectoine and hydroxyectoine—to balance intracellular osmotic pressure against hypersaline surroundings. Cobetia amphilecti has been isolated from coastal marine sediments and saline water samples across the Indo-Pacific region, with documented collections from Taiwanese coastal habitats. The organism is motile by means of a single polar flagellum and is capable of utilizing a broad range of organic compounds as sole carbon and energy sources, including various carbohydrates and amino acids. Its metabolic versatility allows it to occupy diverse niches in marine biogeochemical cycles, particularly in the degradation of organic matter in high-salinity environments. As a member of Halomonadaceae, Cobetia amphilecti is of biotechnological interest for its production of ectoine, a commercially valuable extremolyte used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals for its cellular protective properties. The species has not been formally assessed for conservation status by the IUCN.

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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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