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Jaguar, Panthera onca, are spotted jungle cats of South America that can occasionally be spotted as far north as Mexico and, rarely, the American Southwest. They are the largest cats in the Americas. An all-black variant, commonly called the Black Panther, sometimes occurs as well.

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Chris wood

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Jaguar, Panthera onca, are spotted jungle cats of South America that can occasionally be spotted as far north as Mexico and, rarely, the American Southwest. They are the largest cats in the Americas. An all-black variant, commonly called the Black Panther, sometimes occurs as well.

Jaguar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar
Jaguar (Panthera onca) - A-Z Animals

Jaguar Classification and EvolutionThe Jaguar is the largest feline on the American continent, and is the only one of the world's 'big' cats to be found in the New World.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/jaguar/
ADW: Jaguar - Panthera onca

Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas and the only representative of the genus Panthera. Height at the shoulder may be up to 75 cm. Body length is 150 to 180 cm long with a tail of 70 to 90 cm.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Panthera_onca/
Jaguar Video - Panthera onca - ARKive

Jaguar - overview - View incredible Jaguar videos - Panthera onca - on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/jaguar/panthera-onca/video-00.html
Jaguars, National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about jaguars with pictures, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar
Basic Facts About Jaguars - Defenders

Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about jaguars.
http://www.defenders.org/jaguar/basic-facts
Jaguar, The Animal Files

Everything you need to know about the jaguar.
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/jaguar.html
Jaguar Facts, Big Cat Rescue

Discover facts about jaguars with the Big Cat Rescue.
http://bigcatrescue.org/jaguar-facts/
Jaguar, International Society for Endangered Cats

The Jaguar Panthera onca is the largest cat in The Americas, and their population is dwindling rapidly.
http://www.wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/south-america/jaguar/
Jaguar Facts For Kids, San Diego Zoo - Kids

If you are looking for jaguar pictures and facts, look no further than San Diego Zoo Kids.
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals/jaguar
Rare Jaguars Spotted in Arizona and Mexico - Livescience

Two jaguars were spotted in exceedingly rare and unrelated events this month.
http://www.livescience.com/5316-rare-jaguars-spotted-arizona-mexico.html
Fun Facts About Jaguars - Livescience

Jaguars are the third-largest big cat in the world after lions and tigers.
http://www.livescience.com/27301-jaguars.html

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Jaguar Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – present (~850,000–0 YBP)^[1]

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Pantherinae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. onca
Binomial name
*Panthera onca* ( Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
Panthera onca onca †Panthera onca augusta †Panthera onca mesembrina

Current range Former range
Synonyms^[3]
Felis augustus (Leidy, 1872) Felis listai (Roth, 1899) Felis onca Linnaeus, 1758 Felis onca subsp. boliviensis Nelson & Goldman, 1933 Felis onca subsp. coxi Nelson & Goldman, 1933 Felis onca subsp. ucayalae Nelson & Goldman, 1933 Felis veronis Hay, 1919 Iemish listai (Roth, 1899) Panthera augusta (Leidy, 1872) Panthera onca subsp. augusta (Leidy, 1872) Uncia augusta (Leidy, 1872)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Jaguar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar
Jaguar (Panthera onca) - A-Z Animals

Jaguar Classification and EvolutionThe Jaguar is the largest feline on the American continent, and is the only one of the world's 'big' cats to be found in the New World.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/jaguar/
ADW: Jaguar - Panthera onca

Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas and the only representative of the genus Panthera. Height at the shoulder may be up to 75 cm. Body length is 150 to 180 cm long with a tail of 70 to 90 cm.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Panthera_onca/
Jaguar Video - Panthera onca - ARKive

Jaguar - overview - View incredible Jaguar videos - Panthera onca - on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/jaguar/panthera-onca/video-00.html
Jaguars, National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about jaguars with pictures, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar
Basic Facts About Jaguars - Defenders

Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about jaguars.
http://www.defenders.org/jaguar/basic-facts
Jaguar, The Animal Files

Everything you need to know about the jaguar.
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/jaguar.html
Jaguar Facts, Big Cat Rescue

Discover facts about jaguars with the Big Cat Rescue.
http://bigcatrescue.org/jaguar-facts/
Jaguar, International Society for Endangered Cats

The Jaguar Panthera onca is the largest cat in The Americas, and their population is dwindling rapidly.
http://www.wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/south-america/jaguar/
Jaguar Facts For Kids, San Diego Zoo - Kids

If you are looking for jaguar pictures and facts, look no further than San Diego Zoo Kids.
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals/jaguar
Rare Jaguars Spotted in Arizona and Mexico - Livescience

Two jaguars were spotted in exceedingly rare and unrelated events this month.
http://www.livescience.com/5316-rare-jaguars-spotted-arizona-mexico.html
Fun Facts About Jaguars - Livescience

Jaguars are the third-largest big cat in the world after lions and tigers.
http://www.livescience.com/27301-jaguars.html

Jaguar Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – present (~850,000–0 YBP)^[1]

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	Pantherinae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. onca
Binomial name
*Panthera onca* ( Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
Panthera onca onca †Panthera onca augusta †Panthera onca mesembrina

Current range Former range
Synonyms^[3]
Felis augustus (Leidy, 1872) Felis listai (Roth, 1899) Felis onca Linnaeus, 1758 Felis onca subsp. boliviensis Nelson & Goldman, 1933 Felis onca subsp. coxi Nelson & Goldman, 1933 Felis onca subsp. ucayalae Nelson & Goldman, 1933 Felis veronis Hay, 1919 Iemish listai (Roth, 1899) Panthera augusta (Leidy, 1872) Panthera onca subsp. augusta (Leidy, 1872) Uncia augusta (Leidy, 1872)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Jaguar

Jaguar, Panthera onca, are spotted jungle cats of South America that can occasionally be spotted as far north as Mexico and, rarely, the American Southwest. They are the largest cats in the Americas. An all-black variant, commonly called the Black Panther, sometimes occurs as well.

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