Flat Wrack vs Margay

Fucus spiralis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Margay
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fucaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Fucus	Leopardus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.