Margay vs Silver Lime

Leopardus wiedii compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Tilia
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Silver Lime
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.