Lemon grass vs Margay

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cymbopogon	Leopardus
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela