jaguar vs Polar bear

Panthera onca compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while Polar bear is Vulnerable.
• Polar bear is 4.5x heavier than jaguar.
• Polar bear lives longer (25 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	Polar bear
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 same	Carnivora (食肉目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Panthera onca	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and Polar bear share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (食肉目)

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Polar bear
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	25 years
Average Length	1.9 m	2.4 m
Average Weight	100.0 kg	450.0 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.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Polar bear

北极熊是地球上最大的陆地食肉动物，体重可超过700千克，分布于从加拿大到俄罗斯的北极海冰区。是高度特化的海洋哺乳动物，依赖海冰捕猎环斑海豹和髯海豹。是优秀的游泳者，能够横渡广阔的开阔水域。被列为易危种，因气候变化导致北极海冰迅速减少，种群正受到严重威胁。