baldrame vs Margay

Arctium minus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• baldrame is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	baldrame	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Arctium	Leopardus
Species	Arctium minus	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

baldrame

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	baldrame	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

baldrame

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

baldrame

The Beggar'S Button (Arctium minus) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.