Asian Bittersweet vs jaguar

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian Bittersweet jaguar
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Celastrales (卫矛目) Carnivora (食肉目)
Family Celastraceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Celastrus Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Celastrus orbiculatus Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian Bittersweet jaguar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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。

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