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margay

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margay

Summary

margay is a taxon[1]. margay ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,902 views/month, #1,056 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • margay's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • margay is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • margay's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • margay is classified within Leopardus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, margay is Leopardus wiedii[7].
  • margay's Commons category is recorded as Leopardus wiedii[8].
  • margay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leopardus wiedii[9].
  • margay's Commons gallery is recorded as Leopardus wiedii[10].
  • margay's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. wiedii'}[11].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Margay'}[12].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caucel'}[13].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Montés'}[14].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Pintado'}[15].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tigrillo'}[16].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tree Ocelot'}[17].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Baumozelot'}[18].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Langschwanzkatze'}[19].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Peludo'}[20].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Margay'}[21].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bergozelot'}[22].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'Puma concolor'}[23].
  • margay is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dolga mačka'}[24].
  • margay's different from is recorded as Maracaya[25].
  • margay's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+105'}[26].
  • margay's habitat is recorded as tropical forest[27].

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Classification

margay's scientific name is Leopardus wiedii[7]. margay is classified at the rank of species[4]. margay is classified within Leopardus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Margay'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caucel'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Montés'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Pintado'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tigrillo'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tree Ocelot'}[17].

Identifiers

margay's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41988[28]. margay's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61382[29]. margay's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311954[30]. margay's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434950[31]. margay's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552469[32].

Why It Matters

margay ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,902 views/month, #1,056 of 195,241).[2] margay has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] margay is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Guatemala Guyana Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Leopardus wiedii. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina +16
    Parent taxon → Leopardus
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+80'}
    Taxon rank → species
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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