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Margay

Leopardus wiedii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 31, February 22, March 25, April 23, May 25, June 16, July 21, August 19, September 21, October 19, November 22, December 31.
Mexico275
Brazil49
Costa Rica42
Colombia39
Yucatan32
Oaxaca31
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave30
Uruguay29
Ecuador27
Chiapas26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SolitaryLives alone except for matingFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyFelids · Felidae
GenusAmerican Small Cats · Leopardus

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