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Margay

Educational resources on Margay

Margay or Leopardus wiedii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Margay

Academic web links for the Margay.


MARGAY
The name Leopardus wiedii honors Prinz Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied, who led a scientific expedition to Brazil during the years 1815-1817, some seventeen years before his famous
faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/bstud/margay.html

Margay (Felis wiedii)
Margay Order Carnivora: Family Felidae : Felis wiedii Schinz. Description. A small, spotted cat similar to the ocelot in color and color pattern but
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/feliwied.htm

Margay: Leopardus weidii
Research project by Jeremy Knoble on this wild cat including its classification, physical characteristics, diet, behavior and habitat.
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/knoble_jere

ADW: Leopardus wiedii: Information
Breeding and husbandry of the Margay Leopardus wiedii yucatanica at the Ridgeway Trust for Endangered Cats, Hastings. International Zoo Yearbook, 35: 94-100.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Leopardus_wiedii.html

Margay
Belize Biodiversity Information System Wildlife Conservation Society Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre 01/19/98 NAME - Margay FAMILY
fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/051250.HTM

margaypage
Margay Felis wiedii. The Margay is a small cat that lives in the forests of tropical America. Its beautifully dappled coat has caused this animal to be hunted extensively, and it
https://www.msu.edu/~genungra/cats/margaypage.html

North American Mammals: Leopardus weidii
It is unclear if there ever was a viable Margay population in the United States, where they are reported to have occurred in Texas. Work carried out in Central America suggests
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=129

Jeremys Website
..."Margay." Tigers around the Globe. 2005. Indian Tiger Welfare Society. 10 Apr. 2008 <http://www.indiantiger.org/wild-cats/margay.html>
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/knoble_jere/References.htm

Jeremys Website
The margay, as a species, inhabits a large area of land stretching from parts of Argentina to Mexico.
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/knoble_jere/Habitat.htm

Jeremys Website
I'm Hungry...Where's the Caf? The margay is a highly arboreal animal and spends the majority of its life in the trees.
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/knoble_jere/Diet&Behavior.htm







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