Margay vs Grive à dos olive

Leopardus wiedii compared with Catharus ustulatus

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Grive à dos olive is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Grive à dos olive
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Turdidae
Genus	Leopardus	Catharus
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Catharus ustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Margay and Grive à dos olive share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Grive à dos olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Grive à dos olive
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.

Grive à dos olive

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Grive à dos olive

Olive-Backed Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela