Sambar de Java vs Margay

Rusa timorensis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Sambar de Java is Vulnerable while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sambar de Java	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rusa	Leopardus
Species	Rusa timorensis	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Sambar de Java and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sambar de Java	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.