Fringed rue vs Margay

Ruta chalepensis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rutaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ruta	Leopardus
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 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.