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margay

Leopardus wiedii wiedii

Classification

Family
Felidae

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 forest. Until the 1990s, margays were hunted for the wildlife trade, at which point the killing of the species was outlawed in most countries; however, years of hunting resulted in a notable population decrease.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 14Paraguay · 1Uruguay · 1