Everlasting Pea vs Margay

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Everlasting Pea is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lathyrus	Leopardus
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.