Margay vs Tetsukaede

Leopardus wiedii compared with Acer nipponicum

Key Differences

Margay is Near Threatened while Tetsukaede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Tetsukaede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Tetsukaede
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.