Doum Palm vs jaguar

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Doum Palm is Least Concern while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	jaguar
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Carnivora (etçiller)
Family	Arecaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hyphaene	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.