African Ebony vs Margay

Diospyros kamerunensis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• African Ebony is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ebony	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ebenaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Diospyros	Leopardus
Species	Diospyros kamerunensis	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

African Ebony

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ebony	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ebony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

African Ebony

The African Ebony (Diospyros kamerunensis) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.