Margay vs Stinking willie

Leopardus wiedii compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).