Margay vs Serpentine Sunflower

Leopardus wiedii compared with Helianthus exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Serpentine Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Serpentine Sunflower
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.