Indian-plum vs Margay

Flacourtia jangomas compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Indian-plum is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-plum	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salicaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Flacourtia	Leopardus
Species	Flacourtia jangomas	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-plum	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.