Margay vs aracuã-pintado

Leopardus wiedii compared with Ortalis guttata

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while aracuã-pintado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	aracuã-pintado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cracidae
Genus	Leopardus	Ortalis
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Ortalis guttata

Evolutionary Relationship

Margay and aracuã-pintado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

aracuã-pintado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	aracuã-pintado
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.

aracuã-pintado

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

aracuã-pintado

A aracua-pintor (Ortalis guttata) esta classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador