Chestnut-winged Chachalaca vs Margay

Ortalis garrula compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Chachalaca is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Chachalaca	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cracidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ortalis	Leopardus
Species	Ortalis garrula	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Chachalaca	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

The Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) is a species in the genus Ortalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia