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title: "Giaguaro"
description: "Panthera onca — Mammiferi. The jaguar is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/jaguar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giaguaro

> Panthera onca — Mammiferi. The jaguar is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Panthera onca*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 8767
- Wikidata: [Q35694](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35694)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41970](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41970)

## Names

- en: Jaguar
- de: Jaguar
- es: Jaguar
- fr: Jaguar
- it: Giaguaro
- nl: Jaguar
- pt: Onça-pintada
- pl: Jaguar amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2235), MX (1257), CO (413), EC (170), BO (163), CR (157), GT (146), PE (140), AR (99), BZ (78), PA (40), GF (27)

## Summary

The jaguar is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas. Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a black-coated mutation appears in some individuals. With a body length of up to 1.85 m and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world. The jaguar's powerful bite allows it to pierce the carapaces of turtles and tortoises, and to employ an unusual killing method: it…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar

## Photo

![Giaguaro](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jaguar/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306091756

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jaguar?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).