Light Red Meranti vs Margay

Shorea lepidota compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Shorea	Leopardus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.