Alpine Strawberry vs Margay

Fragaria vesca compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Alpine Strawberry is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Strawberry	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Fragaria	Leopardus
Species	Fragaria vesca	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Alpine Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Strawberry	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 Strawberry

The Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a species in the genus Fragaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador