Brown Booby vs Margay

Sula leucogaster compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Brown Booby is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Booby	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sulidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sula	Leopardus
Species	Sula leucogaster	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Booby and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown Booby

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Booby	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Booby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Brown Booby

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela