Fern Palm vs Margay

Cycas revoluta compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Fern Palm is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cycadaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cycas	Leopardus
Species	Cycas revoluta	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.