Onca vs Java stingaree

Panthera onca compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

  • Onca is Near Threatened while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Onca Java stingaree
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Elasmobranchii
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Felidae (Cats) Urolophidae
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Urolophus
Species Panthera onca Urolophus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Onca Java stingaree
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Java stingaree

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.

Java stingaree

No description available.

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