Margay vs red toon

Leopardus wiedii compared with Toona sinensis

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while red toon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	red toon
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	Toona
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Toona sinensis

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

red toon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	red toon
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.