Dwarf Water Clover vs Margay

Marsilea minuta compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Water Clover	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Marsileaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Marsilea	Leopardus
Species	Marsilea minuta	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Water Clover	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.