Chilean lamprey vs Onca

Mordacia lapicida compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

Chilean lamprey is Data Deficient while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean lamprey	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Petromyzonti (Petromyzonti)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Petromyzontiformes (Lampreia)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Mordaciidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Mordacia	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Mordacia lapicida	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chilean lamprey and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Chilean lamprey

DD — Data Deficient

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean lamprey	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean lamprey

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Chile.

Onca

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.

Chilean lamprey

The Chilean lamprey (Mordacia lapicida) is a species in the genus Mordacia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Onca

O maior felino das Américas, atingindo até 100 kg com corpo robusto e musculoso e pelagem com padrão de rosetas característico. Encontrado do México até a América do Sul, com populações mais expressivas na Amazônia e no Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos e predadores de topo, os jaguares desempenham papel fundamental na regulação das populações de presas. Classificado como Quase Ameaçado, com sua área de ocorrência diminuindo devido ao desmatamento.