what species are jaguars
The jaguar (/ËdÊaeÉ¡juËÉr, ËdÊÃ¦É¡juËÉr, ËdÊaeÉ¡jÊÉr/ ËdÊÃ¦É¡jÊÉr /ËdÊaeÉ¡juËÉr/), ËdÊÃ¦É¡juËÉr or, ËdÊaeÉ¡wÉr ËdÊÃ¦É¡wÉr 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 americashe jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush predator at the top of the food chain (an apex predator). It is a keystone species, playing an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating the populations of the animals it hunts.