Jaguar vs Tiger
Both belong to the genus Panthera, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a jaguar and a tiger?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Panthera, so they are close relatives.
- The jaguar is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the tiger is Endangered.
- They have been recorded in 9 of the same countries (the jaguar in 30 in total, the tiger in 35). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Jaguar | Tiger | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Panthera onca | Panthera tigris |
| Family | Felidae | Felidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | Not recorded | 120 kg – 180 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | capybara, giant anteater, Marsh deer, southern tamandua, collared peccary, Black agouti and 33 more | ungulate, monkey, rabbits and hares, fish |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, wetland, coastal wetland |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | 30 | 35 |