Garden Thyme vs Margay

Thymus vulgaris compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Thyme	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Thymus	Leopardus
Species	Thymus vulgaris	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Thyme	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.