Jaguar

Jaguar Temporal range:0.5–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ MiddlePleistocene– Recent
MalePantanaljaguar nearThree Brothers RiverinBrazil
Conservation status
Near Threatened(IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Faimily:	Felidae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. onca
Binomial name
Panthera onca (Linnaeus,1758)
Jaguar range Red: Current range Bricht pink: Umwhile range
Synonyms
Felis oncaLinnaeus, 1758

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