Ash-coloured Sober vs Margay

Acompsia cinerella compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Ash-coloured Sober is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-coloured Sober	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Gelechiidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Acompsia	Leopardus
Species	Acompsia cinerella	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-coloured Sober and Margay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ash-coloured Sober

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-coloured Sober	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-coloured Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Ash-coloured Sober

Ash-coloured sober (Acompsia cinerella) is a species in the genus Acompsia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.