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Panthera onca (Jaguar)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only extant Panthera species native to the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona (southeast of Tucson) and the bootheel of New Mexico, the cat has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century.
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Infraspecies

Panthera onca arizonensis (Jaguar)
Panthera onca centralis (Jaguar)
Panthera onca goldmani (Jaguar)
Panthera onca hernandesii (Jaguar)
Panthera onca onca (Jaguar)
Panthera onca palustris (Jaguar)
Panthera onca paraguensis
Panthera onca peruviana (Jaguar)
Panthera onca veraecrucis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
33
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.83
EDGE Score: 2.87
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  178.906 lbs (81.15 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  1.808 lbs (820 g)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  80 %
Diet - Fish [2]  10 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Gestation [1]  3 months 9 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  28 years
Snout to Vent Length [3]  5.215 feet (159 cm)
Speed [4]  28.991 MPH (12.96 m/s)
Weaning [1]  4 months 6 days

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Brazil
Guyana
Mexico

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Citations

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