Margay vs round-leaf cassia

Leopardus wiedii compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Chamaecrista
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).