American Copper vs jaguar

Lycaena phlaeas compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• American Copper is Least Concern while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Copper	jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Lycaenidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lycaena	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Lycaena phlaeas	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

American Copper and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

American Copper

LC — Least Concern

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Copper	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Copper

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

American Copper

美洲铜色蛱蝶（Lycaena phlaeas）在IUCN红色名录中被评估为无危（LC），是北半球分布最广的小型蛱蝶之一，见于北美洲、欧洲和亚洲的草地、荒地和开阔生境。其前翅上表面呈明亮的铜红色并带有黑色斑点，色彩鲜艳。幼虫以酸模和羊蹄等蓼科植物为寄主，常见于营养较贫瘠的草地生境。

jaguar

美洲最大的猫科动物，体重可达100千克，体型粗壮健硕，毛皮具有独特的玫瑰形花纹。分布于墨西哥至南美洲，亚马逊和潘塔纳尔是其主要栖息地。美洲豹是出色的游泳健将和顶级捕食者，在调节猎物种群方面发挥关键作用。由于森林砍伐导致栖息地缩减，被列为近危（NT）物种。