Panthera onca: A life in the America's The scientific name Panthera onca is known to most people as the jaguar. In South America the name for it is "yaguara" which means a beast that kills its prey with one bound. The jaguar is on the endangered species list in the United States, Central, and South America. ... There are still occasional sightings and reports of jaguars in the United States but they are of South American descent. ... Principle Threats Deforestation rates are highest in Latin America, and fragmentation of forest habitat isolates jaguar populations so that they are...

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