Crey-Cheeked Thrush vs Margay

Catharus minimus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Crey-Cheeked Thrush is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crey-Cheeked Thrush	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Turdidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Catharus	Leopardus
Species	Catharus minimus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Crey-Cheeked Thrush and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crey-Cheeked Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crey-Cheeked Thrush	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crey-Cheeked Thrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Crey-Cheeked Thrush

Crey-Cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela