Margay vs Panicled Spot Flower

Leopardus wiedii compared with Acmella paniculata

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Panicled Spot Flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Panicled Spot Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Leopardus	Acmella
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Acmella paniculata

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Panicled Spot Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Panicled Spot Flower
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.

Panicled Spot Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador