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MARGAY FACTS
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Description
The Margay is a small spotted cat that looks like a small Ocelot. The fur is usually tan (sometimes grayish or cinnamon) with dark brown spots form in rows along length of body. The underside is white. The fur is soft and thick
Size
Head and body length: 46cm - 79cm. Tail length: 33cm - 51cm. Weight: 2.6kg -3.9kg.
Environment
tropical rainforest, subtropical forests
Food
mammals, birds, eggs, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, fruit
Breeding
One or sometimes two kittens are born after gestation period of 76 to 84 days. The young start weaning after 8 weeks.
Range
Northern Mexico to Uruguay and northern Argentina
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Carnivora | | Family: | Felidae | | Genus: | Leopardus | | Species: | weidii | | Common Name: | Margay |
Relatives in same Genus
Ocelot (L. pardalis)
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