Leopard vs Jaguar
Both belong to the genus Panthera, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a leopard and a jaguar?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Panthera, so they are close relatives.
- The leopard is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the jaguar is Near Threatened.
- They have been recorded in 10 of the same countries (the leopard in 79 in total, the jaguar in 30). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Leopard | Jaguar | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Panthera pardus | Panthera onca |
| Family | Felidae | Felidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | impala, Eudorcas thomsonii, common warthog, Papio, Sylvicapra grimmia, Günther's dik-dik and 76 more | capybara, giant anteater, Marsh deer, southern tamandua, collared peccary, Black agouti and 33 more |
| Habitat | shrubland, forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | 79 | 30 |
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