Corça vs Margay

Mazama gouazoubira compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Corça is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corça	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Mazama	Leopardus
Species	Mazama gouazoubira	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Corça and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Corça

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corça

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela