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The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas.With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Despite the declining population of cougars, the potential extinction of the North American Cougar is not seen as a large concern. [26] In Oregon, a population of 5,000 individuals was reported in 2006, exceeding a target of 3,000. [34] California has actively sought to protect the cat and has an estimated population of 4,000 to 6,000. [35]
Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Jaguar. P. onca (Linnaeus, 1758) Large swathes of South and Latin America, and Arizona in the United States: Size: 110–170 cm (43–67 in) long, 44–80 cm (17–31 in) tail [32] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, savanna, and grassland [33]
FILE - This image taken from video provided by Fort Huachuca shows a wild jaguar on Dec. 1, 2016, in southern Arizona. An environmental group on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, petitioned the U.S. Fish and ...
The Gulf Coast jaguarundi is an endangered population of the jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) once ranging from southern Texas in the United States to eastern Mexico. The cat prefers dense shrubland and woodland, yet has been hampered by habitat loss. Since 2017, this population is no longer recognised as a jaguarundi subspecies. [2]
From November 2011 to late 2015, El Jefe was the only wild jaguar verified to live in the United States since the death of Arizona Jaguar Macho B in 2009. [4] According to "Notes on the Occurrences of Jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico ", an article regarding jaguars in the Southwest US, "Sixty two jaguars have been reportedly killed or captured ...
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Variant of leopard and jaguar For other uses, see Black panther (disambiguation). A melanistic Indian leopard in Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca). Black panthers of both ...