bufo-real vs Onca

Bubo bubo compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• bufo-real is Endangered while Onca is Near Threatened.
• Onca is 33.3x heavier than bufo-real.
• bufo-real lives longer (20 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bufo-real	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bubo (Eagle Owls)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Bubo bubo	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bufo-real

EN — Endangered

Population: ~400.0K

Trend: Stable →

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bufo-real	Onca
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	20 years	15 years
Average Length	70 cm	1.9 m
Average Weight	3.0 kg	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

bufo-real

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

bufo-real

A maior espécie de coruja do mundo em altura e peso, a bufo-real (Bubo bubo) tem envergadura de até 1,9 metro e habita paisagens rochosas, bordas de florestas e penhascos da Europa à Ásia e à China. Caçadores noturnos silenciosos com garras poderosas, predam coelhos, lebres, raposas e até outros rapinantes. Seu uivo profundo e ressonante carrega a grandes distâncias. Populações relativamente estáveis, embora historicamente perseguidas.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador