jaguar vs

Panthera onca compared with Nitrosopumilus piranensis

Key Differences

  • jaguar is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank jaguar
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Thermoproteota (热变形菌门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order Carnivora (食肉目) Nitrososphaerales (Nitrososphaerales)
Family Felidae (Cats) Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus Panthera (Big Cats) Nitrosopumilus
Species Panthera onca Nitrosopumilus piranensis

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute jaguar
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.

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。

Nitrosopumilus piranensis是泉古菌门的一种海洋氨氧化古菌,从斯洛文尼亚皮兰附近的亚得里亚海沉积物中分离。与其他Nitrosopumilus种一样,通过将氨氧化为亚硝酸盐进行化学无机自养硝化,在海洋环境中十分丰富。这一发现拓展了对沿岸沉积物生态系统古菌多样性的理解。

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