Al nimr vs Margay

Panthera pardus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Al nimr is Vulnerable while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Al nimr	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Carnivora (لواحم)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family same	Felidae (Cats)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Panthera (Big Cats)	Leopardus
Species	Panthera pardus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Al nimr and Margay share a common ancestor at the Family level: Felidae. (Cats)

استعراض Family: Felidae

Conservation Status

Al nimr

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Al nimr	Margay
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.9 m	—
Average Weight	60.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Al nimr

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across China, India, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Al nimr

Highly adaptable big cat with the widest geographic range of any felid, found across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia in habitats from rainforest to desert. Solitary and largely nocturnal, leopards are powerful climbers that cache prey in trees. Melanistic individuals — black panthers — are common in dense forest populations. Listed as Vulnerable globally.