{"id":189137,"date":"2022-07-18T11:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:14:46","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between a panther and a panther?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#What_is_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_a_panther\" title=\"What is the difference between a panther and a panther?\">What is the difference between a panther and a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Are_panther_and_black_panthers_the_same\" title=\"Are panther and black panthers the same?\">Are panther and black panthers the same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_jaguar_the_same_as_a_panther\" title=\"Is a jaguar the same as a panther?\">Is a jaguar the same as a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#What_is_the_difference_between_panther_and_leopard\" title=\"What is the difference between panther and leopard?\">What is the difference between panther and leopard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Whats_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_a_panther\" title=\"What&#8217;s the difference between a panther and a panther?\">What&#8217;s the difference between a panther and a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_black_jaguar_a_panther\" title=\"Is a black jaguar a panther?\">Is a black jaguar a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_jaguar_a_panther\" title=\"Is a jaguar a panther?\">Is a jaguar a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#What_is_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_jaguar\" title=\"What is the difference between a panther and jaguar?\">What is the difference between a panther and jaguar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_black_panther_just_a_panther\" title=\"Is a black panther just a panther?\">Is a black panther just a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_black_panther_the_same_as_black_jaguar\" title=\"Is black panther the same as black jaguar?\">Is black panther the same as black jaguar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Are_black_panthers_panthers_or_jaguars\" title=\"Are black panthers panthers or jaguars?\">Are black panthers panthers or jaguars?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Are_all_panthers_black\" title=\"Are all panthers black?\">Are all panthers black?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_black_panther_a_jaguar\" title=\"Is a black panther a jaguar?\">Is a black panther a jaguar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_there_a_difference_between_a_black_panther_and_a_black_jaguar\" title=\"Is there a difference between a black panther and a black jaguar?\">Is there a difference between a black panther and a black jaguar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_panther_and_leopard_the_same\" title=\"Is a panther and leopard the same?\">Is a panther and leopard the same?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Whats_the_difference_between_a_black_leopard_and_a_black_panther\" title=\"What&#8217;s the difference between a black leopard and a black panther?\">What&#8217;s the difference between a black leopard and a black panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Whats_the_difference_between_a_Panthera_leopard_and_a_jaguar\" title=\"What&#8217;s the difference between a Panthera leopard and a jaguar?\">What&#8217;s the difference between a Panthera leopard and a jaguar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Who_is_stronger_black_panther_or_leopard\" title=\"Who is stronger black panther or leopard?\">Who is stronger black panther or leopard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#What_is_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_a_black_panther\" title=\"What is the difference between a panther and a black panther?\">What is the difference between a panther and a black panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Are_black_jaguars_the_same_as_panthers\" title=\"Are black jaguars the same as panthers?\">Are black jaguars the same as panthers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_black_leopard_a_panther\" title=\"Is a black leopard a panther?\">Is a black leopard a panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_jaguar_same_as_panther\" title=\"Is jaguar same as panther?\">Is jaguar same as panther?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Is_a_black_panther_a_jaguar_or_leopard\" title=\"Is a black panther a jaguar or leopard?\">Is a black panther a jaguar or leopard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Are_black_panthers_related_to_jaguars\" title=\"Are black panthers related to jaguars?\">Are black panthers related to jaguars?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-panther-and-a-panther\/#Why_are_black_jaguars_called_panthers\" title=\"Why are black jaguars called panthers?\">Why are black jaguars called panthers?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_a_panther\"><\/span>What is the difference between a panther and a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Comparing Panther vs Jaguar.PantherJaguarTail length23 to 43 inches18 to 30 inches7 more rowsx26bull;26-Dec-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_panther_and_black_panthers_the_same\"><\/span>Are panther and black panthers the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Black Panther. <b>The black panther is the common name for a black specimen (a melanistic variant) of any of several species of cats. Zoologically speaking, the term panther is synonymous with leopard. The genus name Panthera is a taxonomic category that contains all the species of a particular group of felids.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_jaguar_the_same_as_a_panther\"><\/span>Is a jaguar the same as a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among those are the panther and the jaguar. Although they look different, it may be surprising to know that <b>they&#8217;re actually the same species. Both the panther and jaguar fall under the genus Panthera. This genus includes other cats like lions, tigers, leopards, and snow leopards.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_panther_and_leopard\"><\/span>What is the difference between panther and leopard?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The main difference between panther and leopard is that <b>panther refers to black or dark coloured breeds of jaguars and leopards, whereas leopards are the smallest species of the four big cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_a_panther\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the difference between a panther and a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Comparing Panther vs Jaguar.PantherJaguarTail length23 to 43 inches18 to 30 inches7 more rowsx26bull;26-Dec-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_black_jaguar_a_panther\"><\/span>Is a black jaguar a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Black jaguars are also called black panthers, which is an umbrella term for any big cat with a black coat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_jaguar_a_panther\"><\/span>Is a jaguar a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Yes, jaguars belong to the genus Panthera, making it a panther. The four other big cats, leopards, lions, tigers, and snow leopards, are also panthers by classification.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_jaguar\"><\/span>What is the difference between a panther and jaguar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the biggest differences between a panther and a jaguar is <b>the color of their fur. You can usually tell one from the other because of its coloring. Jaguars have tan, gold, and even reddish fur. Panthers, or what are commonly called panthers, are either black or white.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_black_panther_just_a_panther\"><\/span>Is a black panther just a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Panther (also commonly known as the Black Panther) is a large member of the Big Cat family, native to Asia, Africa and the Americas. <b>The Panther is not a distinct species itself but is the general name used to refer to any black coloured feline of the Big Cat family, most notably Leopards and Jaguars<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_black_panther_the_same_as_black_jaguar\"><\/span>Is black panther the same as black jaguar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Black jaguars are also called black panthers, which is an umbrella term for any big cat with a black coat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_black_panthers_panthers_or_jaguars\"><\/span>Are black panthers panthers or jaguars?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The term black panther is most frequently applied to <b>black-coated leopards (Panthera pardus) of Africa and Asia and jaguars (P.<\/b><b>onca) of Central and South America; black-furred variants of these species are also called black leopards and black jaguars, respectively.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_all_panthers_black\"><\/span>Are all panthers black?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Simply put, <b>a black panther is not its own speciesit&#8217;s an umbrella term that covers any big cat with a black coat. A panther is defined as a melanistic color variant of other species in the Panthera genus of which both jaguars and leopards belong.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_black_panther_a_jaguar\"><\/span>Is a black panther a jaguar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Comic Book Heroand a Kind of Big Cat. A black jaguar (Panthera onca) crouches in a pool of water in Brazil. <b>Black jaguars are also called black panthers, which is an umbrella term for any big cat with a black coat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_a_difference_between_a_black_panther_and_a_black_jaguar\"><\/span>Is there a difference between a black panther and a black jaguar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, jaguars and black panthers are the same thing. White panthers are also the same as jaguars. They fall under the same species name. <b>The only real difference between them is the color of their fur<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_panther_and_leopard_the_same\"><\/span>Is a panther and leopard the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Zoologically speaking, the term panther is synonymous with leopard. The genus name Panthera is a taxonomic category that contains all the species of a particular group of felids. In North America, the term panther is commonly used for the puma; in Latin America it is most often used to mean a jaguar.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_difference_between_a_black_leopard_and_a_black_panther\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the difference between a black leopard and a black panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Leopards have yellow fur with rosettes scattered on their fur while black panthers are black in color with no rosettes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_difference_between_a_Panthera_leopard_and_a_jaguar\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the difference between a Panthera leopard and a jaguar?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Simply put, a black panther is not its own speciesit&#8217;s an umbrella term that covers any big cat with a black coat. <b>A panther is defined as a melanistic color variant of other species in the Panthera genus of which both jaguars and leopards belong.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_stronger_black_panther_or_leopard\"><\/span>Who is stronger black panther or leopard?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A panther would win a fight against a leopard. Panthers are larger than leopards, have a stronger bite, and have better hunting skills. In an ambush situation, the panther would seemingly appear out of the night and overwhelm the smaller leopard with vicious bites and raw power.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_a_panther_and_a_black_panther\"><\/span>What is the difference between a panther and a black panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Panther is also known as the Black Panther and it is a large member of the Big Cat family. They are native to America, Asia and Africa. The Panther is not a different species itself , but is the name is used to refer to any type of black coloured feline of the Big Cat family especially Leopards or Jaguars.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_black_jaguars_the_same_as_panthers\"><\/span>Are black jaguars the same as panthers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Black jaguars are also called black panthers, which is an umbrella term for any big cat with a black coat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_black_leopard_a_panther\"><\/span>Is a black leopard a panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the biggest differences between a panther and a jaguar is <b>the color of their fur. You can usually tell one from the other because of its coloring. Jaguars have tan, gold, and even reddish fur. Panthers, or what are commonly called panthers, are either black or white.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_jaguar_same_as_panther\"><\/span>Is jaguar same as panther?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Comparing Panther vs Jaguar Panthers and jaguars are often mistaken for each other as panther is sometimes used to describe a jaguar. In fact, <b>jaguars are Panthera onca, while panther is either a melanistic jaguar or melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_black_panther_a_jaguar_or_leopard\"><\/span>Is a black panther a jaguar or leopard?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The term black panther is most frequently applied to <b>black-coated leopards (Panthera pardus) of Africa and Asia and jaguars (P.<\/b><b>onca) of Central and South America; black-furred variants of these species are also called black leopards and black jaguars, respectively.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_black_panthers_related_to_jaguars\"><\/span>Are black panthers related to jaguars?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Black panthers aren&#8217;t a real species.<\/b> Panthera is actually the name of a genus based on skull features that is comprised of contemporary species like jaguars, leopards, and even lions and tigers and b oh, no bears.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_black_jaguars_called_panthers\"><\/span>Why are black jaguars called panthers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Black panther may refer to: Black panther, a big cat (of any species, but most commonly a jaguar or a leopard) whose coloration is entirely black. This <b>may have originated from the Latin name Panthera for the big cats and was probably shortened from Black Panthera to Black Panther<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is the difference between a panther and a panther?Are panther and black panthers the same?Is a jaguar the same as a panther?What is the difference between panther and leopard?What&#8217;s the difference between a panther and a panther?Is a black jaguar a panther?Is a jaguar a panther?What is the difference between a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}