blue mud-plantain vs Margay

Heteranthera limosa compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• blue mud-plantain is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue mud-plantain	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Heteranthera	Leopardus
Species	Heteranthera limosa	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

blue mud-plantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue mud-plantain	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue mud-plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 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.

blue mud-plantain

The Blue Mud Plantain (Heteranthera limosa) is a species in the genus Heteranthera. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia