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what do we mean by impressive predator?
If the criteria are its effects on the prey species, how much of prey it will kill in a given ecosystem then the supreme predators are as follows :
North America :
1-Wolf packs 2-Polar bear 3-Cougar 4-Brown Bear 5-Black Bear
Neotropics:
1-Jaguar 2-Cougar 3-Ocelot 4-Crocodilians 5-Anaconda
Sub-Saharan Africa:
1-Lion 2-Spotted Hyena 3-Leopard 4- Cheetah 5- Wild Dog
Tropical Asia:
1-Tiger 2-Leopard 3-Dhole 4- Clouded Leopard 5-Bears
Eurasia
1- Wolf packs 2-Polar Bears 3-Brown Bear 4- Asiatic black bear 5-Lynx
Note: restricted distribution animals like Gir lions, Amur tigers, Amur leopards were excluded.
These are the predators considered when we conduct conservation studies to evaluate prospects for predators.
I would put wolves before bears