Margay vs Rough-leaf Dogwood

Leopardus wiedii compared with Cornus drummondii

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while Rough-leaf Dogwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Rough-leaf Dogwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cornaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Cornus
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Cornus drummondii

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-leaf Dogwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Rough-leaf Dogwood
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.