Long-tailed Jaeger vs Margay

Stercorarius longicaudus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Jaeger is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Jaeger	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Stercorariidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Stercorarius	Leopardus
Species	Stercorarius longicaudus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Jaeger and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Jaeger	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Jaeger

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela