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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.
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is an animal with a prominent association and appearance in the cultures and belief systems of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican societies in the New World, similar to the lion (Panthera leo) and tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Old World. [2]
[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]
Often suggested to be the ancestor of the living jaguar (Panthera onca), and sometimes referred to as the "European jaguar". Panthera schreuderi and Panthera toscana are considered junior synonyms of P. gombaszoegensis. It is occasionally classified as a subspecies of P. onca. [74] [75] Panthera palaeosinensis: Northern China, ~3 MYA Initially ...
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Articles relating to the Jaguar (Panthera onca), a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera 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 largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Panthera, the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards Jaguar (Panthera onca), found in South and Central America; Leopard (Panthera pardus), found in Africa and Asia; Black panther, a name for the phenotypic genetic variant that forms the black leopard or jaguar
Panthera onca mesembrina, also known as the Patagonian panther, [1] is an extinct subspecies of jaguar (Panthera onca) that was endemic to southern Patagonia during the late Pleistocene epoch. It is known from several fragmentary specimens, the first of which found was in 1899 at " Cueva del Milodon " in Chile .