Coppery-tailed Coucal vs Margay

Centropus cupreicaudus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Coppery-tailed Coucal is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery-tailed Coucal	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cuculidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Centropus	Leopardus
Species	Centropus cupreicaudus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery-tailed Coucal and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Coppery-tailed Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery-tailed Coucal	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.