Panthera onca

E453390
jaguar species

Panthera onca is the jaguar, a large, powerfully built wild cat native to the Americas and known for its distinctive rosette-patterned coat and strong bite.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Panthera onca onca 1
jaguar (Panthera onca) 1

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jaguar ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
averageGestationPeriod about 100 days ⓘ
averageLitterSize 1–4 cubs ⓘ
binomialName Panthera onca NERFINISHED ⓘ
biteAdaptation crushing skulls of prey ⓘ
piercing shells of reptiles ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor tawny ⓘ
yellowish-brown ⓘ
coatPattern rosettes ⓘ
commonName jaguar ⓘ
conservationMeasure anti-poaching efforts ⓘ
habitat corridor projects ⓘ
protected areas ⓘ
culturalSignificance important in indigenous American mythologies ⓘ
currentRangeIncludes Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
family Felidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus Panthera NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat dry forest ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasMelanisticMorph black jaguar ⓘ
historicalRangeIncludes southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
huntingStrategy ambush predator ⓘ
IUCNStatus Near Threatened ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
largestCatInRegion Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild about 12–15 years ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Pantanal NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America ⓘ
notableTrait very strong bite force ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
parentTaxon Panthera NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
preyIncludes caiman ⓘ
capybara ⓘ
deer ⓘ
fish ⓘ
peccary ⓘ
tapir ⓘ
turtles ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
sexualMaturityAge about 2–3 years ⓘ
socialBehavior solitary ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
human–wildlife conflict ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
trophicLevel apex predator ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jaguar → binomialName → Panthera onca ⓘ
Felidae → containsWildSpecies → Panthera onca ⓘ
Calilegua National Park → fauna → Panthera onca ⓘ
this entity surface form: jaguar (Panthera onca)
Felidae → includes → Panthera onca ⓘ
Panthera → includesSpecies → Panthera onca ⓘ
Panthera → includesSpecies → Panthera onca ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panthera onca onca