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Margay (Leopardus weidii)

Margay | Leopardus weidii photo
Margay (Leopardus weidii). Photo taken in Edinburgh Zoo.
Photograph by Abujoy. Some rights reserved.


Description

The Margay is a small cat, and resembles a small Ocelot. It is a spotted cat with tan, grayish or cinnamon colored fur with rows of dark brown spots along the body. The belly is white. The coat is thick and soft.

Size

Head and body length: 46cm - 79cm. Tail length: 33cm - 51cm. Weight: 2.6kg -3.9kg.

Habitat

subtropical forests, tropical rainforest

Food

mammals, birds, eggs, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, fruit

Breeding

One or two kittens are born after gestation of 76 to 84 days. The young start to wean at around 8 weeks.

Range

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, USA (Texas), Uruguay, Venezuela.

Conservation Status

The conservation status in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "near threatened".



Classification
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Felidae
Genus:Leopardus
Species:weidii
Relatives in same Genus
  Colocolo (L. colocolo)
  Geoffroy's Cat (L. geoffroyi)
  Kodkod (L. guigna)
  Andean Cat (L. jacobitus)
  Pampas cat (L. pajeros)
  Ocelot (L. pardalis)
  Oncilla (L. tigrinus)

Oncilla | Leopardus tigrinus photo
Margay (Leopardus weidii). Photo taken in Edinburgh Zoo.
Photograph by Abujoy. Some rights reserved.