Jaguars are the largest cat in america! only third largest overall to the tiger and the lion
Why are they called cats ? I thought cats were simply domesticated animals?
It's actually a wild cat species!
OK I see, do they have any biological names for jaguars?
Pantera onca, painted onca, are some of the more formal names
When was the earliest history of jaguar ?
Jaguar
The jaguar ("Panthera onca") is a large felid species and the only extant member of the genus "Panthera" native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico in North America, across much of Central America, and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America. Though there are single cats now living within the Western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century. It is listed as Near Threatened on
Panther
Panther may refer to:
Large cats.
- "Pantherinae", the cat subfamily that contains the genera "Panthera" and "Neofelis"
- "Panthera", the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and snow leopards
- Jaguar ("Panthera onca"), found in South and Central America
- Leopard ("Panthera pardus"), found in Africa and Asia
- Black panther, a black variant of jaguars or leopards
- White panther