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Jaguar

Mammals

The jaguar is the largest cat native to the Americas, found from the southwestern United States through Central America and into much of South America, most heavily concentrated today in the Amazon basin. It is recognized by a robust, muscular build and a coat of tawny yellow to reddish fur marked with black rosettes, each often containing a small central spot, distinguishing it from the leopard's simpler rosettes. Jaguars have an unusually powerful bite for their size, adapted to piercing the tough shells and skulls of prey such as caimans and turtles as well as more typical mammalian prey, and they are strong swimmers, often hunting near rivers and wetlands. Habitat loss and fragmentation across its range have led to the jaguar being classified as near threatened.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. 1
Scientific Name
Panthera onca 1
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Panthera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Jaguar (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Amazon Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
Pantanal, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
Yasuni, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Panama, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Paraguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
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Sources
1. Jaguar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas.
  • Lead section, coat description sentence
    Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Wikipedia intro: "ed and open terrains, but its preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest, wetlands and wooded regions. It is adept at swimming and is..."
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2. Wikipedia: Jaguar
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The jaguar is threatened by habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, poaching for trade with its body parts and killings in human-wildlife conflict situations, particularly with ranchers in Central and South America.
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    It inhabits a variety of forested and open terrains, but its preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest, wetlands and wooded regions.
  • Lead section
    poaching for trade with its body parts and killings in human-wildlife conflict situations
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = NT
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3. Jaguar (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Wikidata Q35694 (P1034 main food source): capybara
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): capybara.
  • Wikidata Q35694 (P1034 main food source): carrion
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): carrion.
  • Wikidata Q35694 (P1034 main food source): fish
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): fish.
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Wikidata: Jaguar
Wikidata Q35694, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PantheraView the Source
World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund
  • In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest
  • In Ecosystem: Pantanal
  • In Ecosystem: Yasuni
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