The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.
With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Here is a fun fact from The Fact Of Life
A jaguar’s spots are highly individual. Each animal has a different pattern of spots that is as unique as a fingerprint.
These markings are used by researchers to identify particular animals.