Mammals · Carnivora · Felidae
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The margay is the most arboreal cat in the Americas and one of the most acrobatic in the world. It weighs little more than three kilos and its tail is well over half its body length. It hunts in the canopy: squirrels, small monkeys, birds and reptiles. It depends almost entirely on mature forest and disappears as soon as the woodland is fragmented, which explains its decline despite occupying an enormous range from Mexico to Argentina.
Weight
2.6 kg – 4 kg
Size
48 cm – 79 cm
Life expectancy
20 years
