Margay vs Panama tree

Leopardus wiedii compared with Sterculia apetala

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Panama tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Panama tree
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 apetala

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Panama tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Panama tree
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.

Panama tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia