Margay vs Mexican-olive

Leopardus wiedii compared with Cordia boissieri

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while Mexican-olive is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Mexican-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Cordia
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Cordia boissieri

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican-olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Mexican-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.