Green-tailed Emerald vs Margay

Chlorostilbon alice compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Green-tailed Emerald is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-tailed Emerald	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Trochilidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Leopardus
Species	Chlorostilbon alice	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-tailed Emerald and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Green-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-tailed Emerald	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela