Grassland Whorl Snail vs jaguar

Vertigo ovata compared with Panthera onca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grassland Whorl Snail	jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Vertiginidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Vertigo	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Vertigo ovata	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Grassland Whorl Snail and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Grassland Whorl Snail

NT — Near Threatened

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grassland Whorl Snail	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grassland Whorl Snail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, New Zealand, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

jaguar

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.

jaguar

The largest cat in the Americas, reaching up to 100 kg with a stocky, muscular build and distinctive rosette-patterned coat. Found from Mexico through South America, with strongholds in the Amazon and Pantanal. Powerful swimmers and apex predators, jaguars play a critical role in regulating prey populations. Near Threatened, with range contracting due to deforestation.