Jaguar vs. Leopard

Jaguarnoun

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jaguarnoun

A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also called the panther and the American tiger.

Jaguarnoun

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Jaguar

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large felid species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides.

Leopardnoun

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

Leopardnoun

(inexact) The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a similar-looking large wild cat native to Asia.

Leopardnoun

(inexact) The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a similar-looking large wild cat native to Asia.

Leopardnoun

(heraldry) A lion passant guardant.

Leopardnoun

A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard.

Leopardnoun

the pelt of a leopard

Leopardnoun

large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera, a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, and on the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and East Asia.