Big-flowered Fritillary vs Margay

Fritillaria grandiflora compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Big-flowered Fritillary is Critically Endangered while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-flowered Fritillary	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Liliaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Fritillaria	Leopardus
Species	Fritillaria grandiflora	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Big-flowered Fritillary

CR — Critically Endangered

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-flowered Fritillary	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-flowered Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Big-flowered Fritillary

The Big-flowered Fritillary (Fritillaria grandiflora) is a species in the genus Fritillaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.