margay

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Taxon taxon Q192421
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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 (324 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 replaced synonym is recorded as Q141243989[9].
  • margay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leopardus wiedii[10].
  • margay's Commons gallery is recorded as Leopardus wiedii[11].
  • margay's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • margay's short name is recorded as L. wiedii[13].
  • margay is commonly known as Margay[14].
  • margay is commonly known as Caucel[15].
  • margay is commonly known as Gato Montés[16].
  • margay is commonly known as Gato Pintado[17].
  • margay is commonly known as Tigrillo[18].
  • margay is commonly known as Tree Ocelot[19].
  • margay is commonly known as Baumozelot[20].
  • margay is commonly known as Langschwanzkatze[21].
  • margay is commonly known as Peludo[22].
  • margay is commonly known as Margay[23].
  • margay is commonly known as Bergozelot[24].
  • margay is commonly known as Puma concolor[25].
  • margay is commonly known as dolga mačka[26].
  • margay is commonly known as boomkat[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 Margay[14], Caucel[15], Gato Montés[16], Gato Pintado[17], Tigrillo[18], and Tree Ocelot[19].

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 (324 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 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced synonym (for nom. nov.) → Q141243989
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P694]]: [[Q141243989]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
  3. 9w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Margay, Caucel, Gato Montés +11
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: boomkat"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina +16
    Parent taxon → Leopardus
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+80'}
    Taxon rank → species
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550865605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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