Margay vs red-cedar

Leopardus wiedii compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Trichilia
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia