Ituri Forest Cycad vs Onca

Encephalartos ituriensis compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

Ituri Forest Cycad is Vulnerable while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ituri Forest Cycad	Onca
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Zamiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Encephalartos	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Encephalartos ituriensis	Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Ituri Forest Cycad

VU — Vulnerable

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ituri Forest Cycad	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ituri Forest Cycad

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.

Ituri Forest Cycad

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.