Rainforest Animals Facts Jaguar

Jaguars are carnivores.

Rainforest animals facts jaguar. The female is between 10 and 20 smaller than the male. Jaguar is a beautiful rainforest animal. The jaguar is a relatively large cat measuring 11-19m 43in-75in.

The jaguar is the largest cat that lives in the Americas. They hide in dense undergrowth by day. It resembles leopard but mainly due to the skin pattern - in fact it is larger and stockier than leopard has shorter limbs and at close examination even their pattern is different with this of jaguars being larger and darker.

The short and stocky limbs facilitate the animal to climb swim and crawl. Jaguars are solitary animals. Jaguars belong to a subfamily of Felidae called Pantherinae.

The jaguars present range extends from Southwestern United. Many species of birds live in the canopy layer of the rainforest such as the Gray Parrot and the Macaw. It is a heavier animal than the leopards of Africa and Asia although similar in size.

In total there is 34 sub-populations of jaguars around the world. 100 to 250 pounds. Brazilian tapir Tapirs are only active at night foraging in swampy terrain.

Average Life Span In The Wild. The jaguar habitat is dense rainforest. A fully grown male measuring up to 8ft from nose to tip of tail.