alpine gentian vs Margay

Gentiana glauca compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• alpine gentian is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Gentianaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gentiana	Leopardus
Species	Gentiana glauca	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine gentian	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana glauca) is a species in the genus Gentiana. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.