Margay vs Tangerine

Leopardus wiedii compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Citrus
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).