Margay vs

Leopardus wiedii compared with Neonectria punicea

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Neonectria
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Neonectria punicea

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Neonectria punicea is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Nectriaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces bright red or crimson perithecia on dead wood and bark of broadleaf trees. It is a saprotrophic fungus widely distributed in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere.