Kodkod vs Margay
The kodkod is heavier: 5.16 kg against 3.25 kg for the margay, about 59% more.
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What is the difference between a kodkod and a margay?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kodkod is heavier: 5.16 kg against 3.25 kg for the margay, about 59% more.
- The margay is longer-lived: 21 years against 11.3 years for the kodkod, about 86% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Leopardus, so they are close relatives.
- The kodkod is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the margay is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Kodkod | Margay | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Leopardus guigna | Leopardus wiedii |
| Family | Felidae | Felidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 5.16 kg | 3.25 kg – 3.6 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 11.3 years | 21 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.