eastern quoll vs jaguar

Dasyurus viverrinus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• eastern quoll is Endangered while jaguar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	eastern quoll	jaguar
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Dasyuridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Dasyurus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Dasyurus viverrinus	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

eastern quoll and jaguar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	eastern quoll	jaguar
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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

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。