Jaguars of Colombia
| Jaguars of Colombia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera [1] |
| Species: | P. onca |
| Binomial name | |
| Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Earlier, Colombia was thought to contain two subspecies of jaguar, Panthera onca centralis and Panthera onca onca. Eventually, recent tests failed to establish evidence for different subspecies of jaguar, but that geographical barriers, such as the Andes Mountains, limited the flow of genes between them.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 546–548. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Ruiz-Garcia, M.; Payan, E; Murillo, A.; Alvarez, D. (2006). "DNA microsatellite characterization of the jaguar (Panthera onca) in Colombia" (PDF). Genes & Genetic Systems. 81 (2): 115–127. doi:10.1266/ggs.81.115. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
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