Key Points: There is only one species of jaguar, though scientists originally classified them into 9 subspecies. There are four specific regional types of jaguars with geographic differences only.

The jaguar's massively thick skull protects him from death, but the pellets blind him in one eye and shatter his left foreleg. ... wide-ranging carnivore in the world with no subspecies.

Key Points: There is only one species of jaguar, though scientists originally classified them into 9 subspecies. There are four specific regional types of jaguars with geographic differences only.