The top speed it is able to reach is 80kph (50mph). The average weight of the jaguar is 36kg - 160kg (79lbs - 350lbs). Jaguar usually lives in rainforest, swamp and floodplains. It has a fur skin type. The diet is carnivore. Jaguar which methodical name is panthera onca is usually 1.1m - 1.9m (43in - 75in). The life span is 12 - 15 years.
Facts about jaguars
Name | Jaguar |
Scientific Name | Panthera onca |
Habitat | Rainforest, swamp and floodplains |
Life Span | 12 - 15 years |
Average Litter Size | 3 |
Diet | Carnivore |
Family | Felidae |
Predators | Human |
Phylum | Chordata |
Size (L) | 1.1m - 1.9m (43in - 75in) |
Prey | Deer, capybara, tapir |
Colour | Tan, yellow, brown, white, black |
Order | Carnivora |
Weight | 36kg - 160kg (79lbs - 350lbs) |
Top Speed | 80kph (50mph) |
Lifestyle | Crepuscular |
Common Name | Jaguar |
Class | Mammalia |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Conservation Status | Threatened |
Group | Mammal |
Genus | Panthera |
Skin Type | Fur |