Greenish Puffleg vs Margay

Haplophaedia aureliae compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Greenish Puffleg is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenish Puffleg	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	Haplophaedia	Leopardus
Species	Haplophaedia aureliae	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenish Puffleg and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greenish Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenish Puffleg	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenish Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Greenish Puffleg

A small, greenish hummingbird of humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, greenish pufflegs are named for the distinctive white fluffy leg puffs — feather tufts on the tarsi — shared by all members of the puffleg genus Haplophaedia. They inhabit forest edges and secondary growth at elevations of 800–2,100 meters, foraging for nectar at small flowering plants in the understory. Listed as Least Concern with relatively stable populations across their range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador