malva de Castilla vs Margay

Malva parviflora compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• malva de Castilla is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	malva de Castilla	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Malvaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Malva	Leopardus
Species	Malva parviflora	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

malva de Castilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	malva de Castilla	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

malva de Castilla

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (7 countries).

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.

malva de Castilla

The Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador