bitter-ash vs Margay

Rauvolfia nitida compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• bitter-ash is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bitter-ash	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rauvolfia	Leopardus
Species	Rauvolfia nitida	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

bitter-ash

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bitter-ash	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bitter-ash

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.

bitter-ash

The Bitter-ash (Rauvolfia nitida) is a species in the genus Rauvolfia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.