Brown Cup vs Margay

Rutstroemia firma compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cup	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rutstroemiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rutstroemia	Leopardus
Species	Rutstroemia firma	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.