Lagos-rubber vs Margay

Funtumia africana compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Lagos-rubber is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Funtumia	Leopardus
Species	Funtumia africana	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.