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The Jaguar MD |
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The Jaguar MD |
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Fun facts
Kingdom- Animalia
The characteristics that place it here are:
All animals are located in the kingdom, Animalia
It reproduces sexually
Its body is made up of organs
It is multicellular
It is a heterotroph
Phylum- Chordata
The characteristics that place it here are:
Notochord
Bilateral symmetry
Segmented body and muscles
Tail
Endoskeleton
Complete digestion system
Class- Mammalia
The characteristics that place it here are:
Three middle ear bones
Hair
Mammary glands
Order: Carnivora
The characteristics that place it here are:
They eat their meat with their carnassail pair. (teeth)
They have large brains
They are fast, and have many bursts of speed
They have an enlarged fourth upper molar, and a first lower molar
Family: Felidae (subfamily- Pantherinai)
The characteristics that place it here are:
They have retractable claws
They have five toes on their forefeet and four on their hindfeet
It has a large skull
Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera onca
The characteristics that place it here are :
They kill domestic animals
They live anywhere such as: rainforest, jungle, and shoreland
They only interact with the opposite sex during mating season.
The territory in which a jaguar lives can change due to the season.
Male jaguars are known to wander for hundreds of kilometers beyond their established territory.
Jaguars can be found throughout the Southern United States.
The jaguar is a very good swimmer.
1. Springstubbe, Kristy http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/panthera/p._onca$narrative.html. April 17, 2002
2. Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Mammals of the World - Volume I (Sixth Edition)
3. Holly- http://www.hdw-inc.com/Wildcatsphotos8.HTM 1997-2000
Poem- "Jaguar"
By: MD
Jaguars have many spots,
These spots are for protection
I really like these spots.