Where does the jaguar live?
Panthera onca has 141,993 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1854 to 2026. Most records come from Brazil.
- 141,993 records
- 23 places
- 113 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraFelidaePanthera
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 95,855 | |
| Paraguay | 21,777 | |
| Argentina | 8,720 | |
| Costa Rica | 6,248 | |
| Mexico | 6,152 | |
| Colombia | 1,131 | |
| Ecuador | 752 | |
| French Guiana | 667 | |
| United States | 140 | |
| Peru | 138 | |
| Bolivia | 134 | |
| Guatemala | 89 | |
| Belize | 75 | |
| Panama | 27 | |
| Guyana | 25 | |
| Venezuela | 23 | |
| Nicaragua | 16 | |
| Suriname | 13 | |
| Canada | 2 | |
| Chile | 2 | |
| Honduras | 2 | |
| Poland | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Felidae.
cat
216,352 records
Eurasian lynx
96,773 records
wildcat
65,559 records
lion
16,144 records
leopard
9,807 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.