Cerceta castaña vs Margay

Anas castanea compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Cerceta castaña is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta castaña	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Anatidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Anas	Leopardus
Species	Anas castanea	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta castaña and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cerceta castaña

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta castaña	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerceta castaña

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Cerceta castaña

El pato castaño (Anas castanea) está clasificado como de Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservación.