Bell apple vs Margay

Passiflora laurifolia compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Bell apple is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bell apple	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Passifloraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Passiflora	Leopardus
Species	Passiflora laurifolia	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Bell apple

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bell apple	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bell apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Bell apple

The Bell apple (Passiflora laurifolia) is a species in the genus Passiflora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian