Margay vs negrohead

Leopardus wiedii compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while negrohead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Annona
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	negrohead
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.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia