Margay vs Mountain yam

Leopardus wiedii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Dioscorea
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Mountain yam
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.