Margay vs Slender amaranth

Leopardus wiedii compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Amaranthus
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela