finger-root vs Margay

Uvaria chamae compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• finger-root is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	finger-root	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Annonaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Uvaria	Leopardus
Species	Uvaria chamae	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	finger-root	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.