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Margay
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Cats, otters & other carnivores

Margay

Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821)

NT Near ThreatenedOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishMargay
DutchBoomkat
SpanishMargay
Chinese长尾虎猫
Sranan Tongotigri (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLeopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821)

About this species

The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a small wild cat native to Mexico, Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal felid, it lives mainly in primary evergreen and deciduous forests.

Until the 1990s, it was hunted for the wildlife trade. Since 2008, it has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is thought to be declining due to loss of habitat and deforestation.

The scientific name Felis wiedii was used by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz in 1821 in his first scientific description of the margay, named in honour of Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, who collected specimens in Brazil.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyFelidae
GenusLeopardus

In Suriname

80Records in Suriname
1971First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo71

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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