mélanippe hastée vs Margay

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• mélanippe hastée is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mélanippe hastée	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Geometridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rheumaptera	Leopardus
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

mélanippe hastée and Margay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

mélanippe hastée

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mélanippe hastée	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mélanippe hastée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

mélanippe hastée

The Argent & Sable, Rheumaptera hastata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.