Black Vine Weevil vs Margay

Otiorhynchus sulcatus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Black Vine Weevil is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Vine Weevil	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Curculionidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Otiorhynchus	Leopardus
Species	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Vine Weevil and Margay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Vine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Vine Weevil	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Vine Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Turkey), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Black Vine Weevil

The Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a species in the genus Otiorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm, found across Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and more.