Goat's-beard vs Margay

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Goat's-beard is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tragopogon	Leopardus
Species	Tragopogon pratensis	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.