chimango vs Onca

Milvago chimango compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• chimango is Not Evaluated while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chimango	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Falconidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Milvago	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Milvago chimango	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chimango

NE — Not Evaluated

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chimango

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (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.

chimango

The Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) is a species in the genus Milvago. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.