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The oldest fossils of modern jaguars (P. onca) have been found in North America dating between 850,000-820,000 years ago. [1] Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis of 37 jaguars indicate that current populations evolved between 510,000 and 280,000 years ago in northern South America and subsequently recolonized North and Central America after ...
The North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America (North American jaguars are fairly small), [4] [5] and the second largest cat in the New World. [6] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
[3] [4] In 2021, a partial mandible was referred to P. onca augusta from Chapala, Mexico, extending the range south to southwestern Mexico. [7] A possible specimen of P. onca augusta is also known from Georgia, and mitogenomic analysis suggests that the specimen certainly belongs to P. onca, though its subspecific assignment remains unresolved. [8]
Native range by continent 1 Polar bear: Ursus maritimus: ... Jaguar: Panthera onca: Felidae: 100-125: 160 ... North America: See also
The rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America, the Mexican wolf, was listed as endangered in the 1970s and a U.S.-Mexico captive breeding program was started with the seven wolves then in ...
The range extends from central Argentina in the south to northern Mexico, through Central and South America east of the Andes—second only to the cougar in the latitudinal extent of its distribution. However, not all parts of its range have been studied well. The jaguarundi is fairly common in Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. [42]
Unveiled last night from glitzy Art Basel Miami, Jaguar’s new coupe, dubbed the Type 00, features what the brand believes is pure Jaguar but in a dramatic, art deco-inspired overall design. Most ...
In Central or North America, the cougar and jaguar share the same prey, depending on its abundance. [58] Other listed prey species of the cougar include mice, porcupines, American beavers, raccoons, hares, guanacoes, peccaries, vicuñas, rheas and wild turkeys. [59] Birds and small reptiles are sometimes preyed upon in the south, but this is ...