Horsetail vs Margay

Equisetum laevigatum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Horsetail is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsetail	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Equisetaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Equisetum	Leopardus
Species	Equisetum laevigatum	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horsetail	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.