Margay vs Valley redstem

Leopardus wiedii compared with Ammannia coccinea

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Valley redstem is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Leopardus	Ammannia
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Valley redstem
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.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia