Margay Leopardus wiedii Near threatened
Where the margay lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,058 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See small wild cats on the world map
| Scientific name | Leopardus wiedii |
|---|---|
| Group | Small wild cats |
| Status | Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 9 countries |
| Continents | North America, South America |
| Mass | 105 g (birth weight) |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
Where does the margay live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the margay in 9 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Humaitá, Brazil, French Guiana, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, Paraguay, Guyana, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a margay?
Wikidata records the following for the margay: mass 105 g (birth weight).
Is the margay endangered?
The margay’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the margay?
The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Felidae, genus Leopardus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the margay
The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a small wild cat native to Mexico, Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal felid, it lives mainly in primary evergreen and deciduous forests.
Until the 1990s, it was hunted for the wildlife trade. Since 2008, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is thought to be declining due to loss of habitat and deforestation.
The scientific name Felis wiedii was used by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz in 1821 in his first scientific description of the margay, named in honour of Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, who collected specimens in Brazil.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Margay (revision 1378000995), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q192421 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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