jaguar vs Kwakiutl's holly fern

Panthera onca compared with Polystichum kwakiutlii

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while Kwakiutl's holly fern is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	Kwakiutl's holly fern
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (etçiller)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Polystichum
Species	Panthera onca	Polystichum kwakiutlii

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Kwakiutl's holly fern

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Kwakiutl's holly fern
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.9 m	—
Average Weight	100.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Kwakiutl's holly fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.