Margay vs Trailing shrubverbena

Leopardus wiedii compared with Lantana montevidensis

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Trailing shrubverbena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Trailing shrubverbena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Lantana
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Lantana montevidensis

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Trailing shrubverbena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Trailing shrubverbena
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.

Trailing shrubverbena

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Eswatini, Seychelles), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).