The jaguar’s scientific name is Panthera onca. Originally, biologists classed jaguars into nine subspecies and gave each its own scientific name: Panthera onca; Pantera onca arizonensis; ...

A new plan has been developed to help guide multi-institutional efforts in conserving the jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Amazon basin. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

Conservationists have conducted the first comprehensive review of national laws across the range of the jaguar (Panthera onca) to show opportunities for strengthening legal protections of the ...

“Rohonas and Spotted Lions: The Historical and Cultural Occurrence of the Jaguar, Panthera Onca, among the Native Tribes of the American Southwest.” Wicazo Sa Review , vol. 18, 2003, pp. 157 ...

However, in an unexpected twist, researchers have uncovered evidence of rare and never-before-seen male jaguar (Panthera onca) pairs that live closely alongside one another for up to seven years.

The jaguar (or Panthera onca) consists of a single species. However, scientists previously described at least nine subspecies, starting in the 1700s.

On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued its decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Case No. 20-15654), a ...

Though a generalist species, jaguars (Panthera onca) such as this one in the Caxiuana National Forest in Brazil are more likely to occupy sites farther from the edge of protected areas, which is ...

The jaguar’s scientific name is Panthera onca. Originally, biologists classed jaguars into nine subspecies and gave each its own scientific name: Panthera onca. Pantera onca arizonensis.