Onca vs Twin-spot Centurion

Panthera onca compared with Sargus bipunctatus

Key Differences

Onca is Near Threatened while Twin-spot Centurion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onca	Twin-spot Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Sargus
Species	Panthera onca	Sargus bipunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Onca and Twin-spot Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Twin-spot Centurion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onca	Twin-spot Centurion
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.

Twin-spot Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.