The margay is a small wild cat native to Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal cat, it lives mainly in primary evergreen and deciduous forest. Until the 1990s, margays were hunted illegally for the wildlife trade, which resulted in a large population decrease.

What is the difference between an ocelot and a Margay?

Margays are arboreal carnivores whereas ocelots could be arboreal as well as terrestrial; accordingly, the habitat of margay is always dense forests while ocelot is found in forests as well as in grasslands. Hind limbs are longer in margay, but the forelimb is longer in ocelot.

What family is a Margay?

margay, (Leopardus wiedii), also called tiger cat or tigrillo, small cat (family Felidae) that ranges from South through Central America and, rarely, into the extreme southern United States.