Pantanal jaguar
| Pantanal jaguar | |
|---|---|
_male_Rio_Negro.JPG) | |
| Male Pantanal jaguar with a collar near Rio Negro, Southern Pantanal. | |
_female_Piquiri_River_2.JPG) | |
| Female Pantanal jaguar near Piquirí River (São Lourenço), Northern Pantanal. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. onca |
| Subspecies: | P. o. palustris |
| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera onca palustris | |
The Pantanal jaguar was proposed as the largest subspecies of jaguar, with the taxonomic name Panthera onca palustris (Ameghino, 1888), native to the Pantanal of South America, besides Argentina,[1][2] before later research failed to find evidence for different subspecies of jaguar.[3] Besides Brazil, the Pantanal forms part of Bolivia and Paraguay, the namesake countries of Panthera onca boliviensis and Panthera onca paraguensis.[1][2][4]
Jaguars from the Pantanal region are the largest of their species, with lengths of about 2.7 m (8.9 ft), average weights of about 100 kg (220 lb), and some individuals weighing more than 135 kg (298 lb).[5] This would make it similar to Javan and Sumatran tigers in size.[6]
Gallery
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Male near Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal._male_Rio_Negro_2.JPG)
Collared male yawning
Rio Negro, Southern Pantanal..jpg)
A jaguar in Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul.
See also
- European jaguar
- Pleistocene North American jaguar
- Paraguayan jaguar
- Peruvian jaguar
- Southern jaguar
- The biggest cheetah
References
- 1 2 Seymour, K.L. (1989). "Panthera onca" (PDF). Mammalian Species. 340 (340): 1–9. JSTOR 3504096. doi:10.2307/3504096. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- 1 2 "Subespecies del Jaguar" (html). AnimalesExtincion. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ Larson, Shawn E. (1997). "Taxonomic re-evaluation of the jaguar". Zoo Biology. 16 (2): 107–120. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:2<107::AID-ZOO2>3.0.CO;2-E.
- ↑ Nowell, K.; Jackson, P., eds. (1996). "Panthera Onca". Wild Cats. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. IUCN. pp. 118–302. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Brazil nature tours, Pantanal nature tours, Brazil tours, Pantanal birding tours, Amazon tours, Iguazu Falls tours, all Brazil tours". Focustours.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ↑ Mazák, V. (1981). "Panthera tigris" (PDF). Mammalian Species. 152 (152): 1–8. doi:10.2307/3504004.
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