Margay vs orange-fruit kurrajong

Leopardus wiedii compared with Sterculia quadrifida

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while orange-fruit kurrajong is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	orange-fruit kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Sterculia
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Sterculia quadrifida

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

orange-fruit kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	orange-fruit kurrajong
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.

orange-fruit kurrajong

Habitat

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