Leopardus wiedii

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Margay

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Feloidea
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Genus : Leopardus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schinz, H.R. 1821. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergleichenden Anatomie. J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, 894 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528996

Original name as described

Felis Wiedii

Type material

RMNH.MAM.17695

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Morro de Arará, rio Mucurí, Bahia, Brasil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

United States? · Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Subregion distribution

USA(TX?)

Taxonomy notes

the name macroura (named in 1821, although usually referenced as 1823) was recently suggested to be the oldest name available for this species; however, wiedii was shown to still have nomenclatural priority over macroura

Taxonomy notes citation

Kitchener, A. C., & Sanderson, J. G. (2022). When did Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied, first describe Felis macroura? Archives of Natural History, 49(2), 412-415. · Do Nascimento, F. O., & Garbino, G. S. T. (2023). The name of the margay (Mammalia, Felidae): Felis wiedii Schinz, 1821 has nomenclatural priority over F. macroura Wied, 1821. Zootaxa, 5231(5), 598-600. · Lescroart, J., Bonilla-Sánchez, A., Napolitano, C., Buitrago-Torres, D. L., Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Pulido-Santacruz, P., ... & Eizirik, E. (2023). Extensive phylogenomic discordance and the complex evolutionary history of the Neotropical cat genus Leopardus. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(12), msad255.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006004

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Margay glaucula nicaraguae

(J. A. Allen, 1919)

Family

Felidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28957

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28957

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Leopardus wiedii salvinia

Pocock, 1941

Family

Felidae

Root name

salvinius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.2.27.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Felis glaucula

(O. Thomas, 1903)

Family

Felidae

Root name

glauculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.1.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2946dfff-2823-4f01-a792-19250e2c1675

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29992989

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Leopardus wiedii pardictis

Pocock, 1941

Family

Felidae

Root name

pardictis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.10.1.20

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Wiedii vigens

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Felidae

Root name

vigens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.4.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b202262e-2573-4d1b-8909-4ecfac2f77aa https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e793cdda-62a2-4242-a707-42a8a3a88c08

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733919

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Leopardus wiedii boliviae

Pocock, 1941

Family

Felidae

Root name

boliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.1.5.4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis guttula amazonica

(Cabrera, 1917)

Family

Felidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 774

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13694481

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Felis (Margay) glaucula ludovici

(Lönnberg, 1925)

Family

Felidae

Root name

ludovici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM 10.5.21

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis Wiedii

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Felidae

Root name

wiedii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17695

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528996

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Felis macroura

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17696

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17696

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45440035

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis amnicola

(Gillette, 1976)

Family

Felidae

Root name

amnicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UF:VP:19351

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/uf/uf?id=07c65582-c1c2-4837-8495-c49f72eef1d9

Authority page

665

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Felis pirrensis

(E. A. Goldman, 1914)

Family

Felidae

Root name

pirrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:179162

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cae78847-f71a-4c52-8b3f-c3cf2e52aa87

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816378

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Felis wiedii cooperi

(E. A. Goldman, 1943)

Family

Felidae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ec85be3-32a5-4124-b1bb-8b99b4057b25

Authority page

384

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Felis glaucula oaxacensis

(E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931)

Family

Felidae

Root name

oaxacensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:68169

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bbbac4d0-aef4-444f-8243-63dd63c33888

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Felis glaucula yucatanica

(E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931)

Family

Felidae

Root name

yucatanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:8612

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/309e5ae56-8770-4edc-813b-91dae7ce31b2

Authority page

304

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Felis macrocera

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrocera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Felis wiedi

(von Ihering, 1911)

Family

Felidae

Root name

wiedi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798700

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

  1. Ihering (1911:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Felis wiedii nicaraguae

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Felidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

441

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Leopardus wiedii amazonicus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus wiedii cooperi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus wiedii glauculus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

glauculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus wiedii nicaraguae

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus wiedii oaxacensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

oaxacensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leopardus wiedii salvinius

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

salvinius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leopardus wiedii vigens

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

vigens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus wiedii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

wiedii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11511/50654216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leopardus wiedii wiedii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

wiedii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Leopardus wiedii yucatanicus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Felidae

Root name

yucatanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Felis catenata

(Griffith, C. H. Smith, & Pidgeon, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

catenatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

478 (unnumbered facing plate 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33298861

Authority publication

London

Felis macrourus

(Griffith, C. H. Smith, & Pidgeon, 1825)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

478 (unnumbered facing plate 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33298861

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis elegans

(Lesson, 1831)

Family

Felidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724564

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis venusta

(H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1834)

Family

Felidae

Root name

venusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

unnumbered

Authority publication

Leipzig

Felis venusta

(H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1836)

Family

Felidae

Root name

venustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 530

Authority publication

Dresden

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leopardus tigrinoides

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Felidae

Root name

tigrinoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729644

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis macrura

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007911

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Name usages

  1. Tschudi (1845:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37358)
  2. Hensel (1872:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37365)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis mexicana

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Felidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264497

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis geoffroyi

(de Rochebrune, 1895)

Family

Felidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

pl. 16

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis macrura

(E. A. Goeldi & Hagmann, 1904)

Family

Felidae

Root name

macrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41783247

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu Goeldi (Museu Paraense) de Historia Natural e Ethnographia

Name usages

  1. Goeldi & Hagmann (1904:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41783247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37832)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Margay wiedi andina

(J. A. Allen, 1916)

Family

Felidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

123

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Felis wiedii catenata

(Cabrera, 1917)

Family

Felidae

Root name

catenata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leopardus wiedii pirrensis

Pocock, 1941

Family

Felidae

Root name

pirrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772229

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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