Herb Robert vs Margay

Geranium robertianum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Herb Robert is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Herb Robert	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Geraniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Geranium	Leopardus
Species	Geranium robertianum	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Herb Robert	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.