Margay

Margay
	; Leopardus wiedii; (Schinz, 1821)
	Information
Range	From Mexico through Central and South America east of the Andes to Argentina.
	Scientific Classification
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Felidae
Genus	Leopardus
Species	L. weidii
Subspecies	See Text
	Conservation Status ; (IUCN 3.1)
	; Near Threatened

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The margay has soft, thick fur marked with dark streaks or spots. It is usually found in humid tropical forests from Mexico through Central and South America east of the Andes to Argentina.

Until the 1980s, huge numbers of margays were hunted for their pelts. Their numbers have fallen dramatically in the southern part of their range. Forest clearance now poses another serious threat.

Subspecies[]

These are the currently recognized subspecies:

Leopardus wiedii wiedii, eastern and central Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina
Leopardus wiedii amazonicus, western Brazil, inner parts of Peru, Colombia and Venezuela
Leopardus wiedii boliviae, Bolivia - also known as the "ocelittle"
Leopardus wiedii cooperi, northern Mexico
Leopardus wiedii glauculus, central Mexico
Leopardus wiedii nicaraguae, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Leopardus wiedii oaxacensis, southern Mexico
Leopardus wiedii pirrensis, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Leopardus wiedii salvinius, Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador
Leopardus wiedii yucatanicus, Yucatán

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Margay
Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821)
Information
Range	From Mexico through Central and South America east of the Andes to Argentina.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Felidae
Genus	Leopardus
Species	L. weidii
Subspecies	See Text
Conservation Status (IUCN 3.1)
Near Threatened

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