Giant arrowhead vs Margay

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Alismataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Leopardus
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.