Cowberry Redleaf vs Margay

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Exobasidium	Leopardus
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.