Big-Leaf Maple vs Margay

Acer macrophyllum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Acer	Leopardus
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and 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.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.