Cory's ephedra vs Onca

Ephedra coryi compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

Cory's ephedra is Least Concern while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cory's ephedra	Onca
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gnetopsida (Gnetopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ephedrales (Ephedrales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Ephedraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ephedra	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Ephedra coryi	Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Cory's ephedra

LC — Least Concern

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cory's ephedra	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cory's ephedra

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.

Cory's ephedra

No description available.

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.