Maru-bushukan vs Margay

Citrus medica compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

Maru-bushukan is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maru-bushukan	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Rutaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Citrus	Leopardus
Species	Citrus medica	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Maru-bushukan

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maru-bushukan	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maru-bushukan

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives), Europe (Croatia, France), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 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.

Maru-bushukan

The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species in the genus Citrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.