Kerville's Featherleg vs Margay

Platycnemis kervillei compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Kerville's Featherleg is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kerville's Featherleg	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Platycnemididae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Platycnemis	Leopardus
Species	Platycnemis kervillei	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Kerville's Featherleg and Margay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kerville's Featherleg	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.