Onca vs Large Purple Flat-body

Panthera onca compared with Agonopterix liturosa

Key Differences

• Onca is Near Threatened while Large Purple Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onca	Large Purple Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Depressariidae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Agonopterix
Species	Panthera onca	Agonopterix liturosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Onca and Large Purple Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Large Purple Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onca	Large Purple Flat-body
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.

Large Purple Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.