arrow-weed vs Margay

Pluchea sericea compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• arrow-weed is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-weed	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pluchea	Leopardus
Species	Pluchea sericea	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

arrow-weed

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-weed	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-weed

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.

arrow-weed

The Arrow-weed, Pluchea sericea, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.