Panthers or jaguars (Panthera onca) are among the world's largest species of cats (only lions and tigers are larger). They grow to a mass of between 100 and 250 lbs and lengths of 4 feet.
Jaguars are usually tan with black rosettes (a ring of spots with another spot in the center). They live in a range of different habitats including dense rainforest, scrubland, and grasslands.
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Jaguars once lived throughout the southwestern United States, Central and South America. They were hunted to extinction in most of their range in the United States and have only recently started repopulating their former range. Jaguars live in a range of different habitats including dense rainforest, scrubland, and grasslands.
