Golden chamomile vs Margay

Cota tinctoria compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Golden chamomile is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden chamomile	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cota	Leopardus
Species	Cota tinctoria	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Golden chamomile

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden chamomile	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden chamomile

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.