jaguar vs St. James' shell

Panthera onca compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

• jaguar is Near Threatened while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Mollusca (软体动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Bivalvia (双壳纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Pectinida (扇贝目)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Pectinidae
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Pecten
Species	Panthera onca	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

jaguar and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	St. James' shell
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.

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

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。

St. James' shell

圣雅各贝（Pecten maximus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。在其分布范围内广泛分布，种群数量稳定，没有直接的保护关切。