Mango vs Margay

Mangifera indica compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Mango is Data Deficient while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mango	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Mangifera	Leopardus
Species	Mangifera indica	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Mango

DD — Data Deficient

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mango	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mango

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador