large painted-lady vs Margay

Gladiolus undulatus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• large painted-lady is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large painted-lady	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Iridaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gladiolus	Leopardus
Species	Gladiolus undulatus	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large painted-lady	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.