Cooper's Hawk vs Margay

Accipiter cooperii compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Cooper's Hawk is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cooper's Hawk	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Accipiter	Leopardus
Species	Accipiter cooperii	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cooper's Hawk and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cooper's Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cooper's Hawk	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cooper's Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia