Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Margay

Leopardus wiedii

Spanish: Margay / Tigrillo

Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Photographed by leithallb on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in Alajuela, CR, not near La Saladita

The margay (Leopardus wiedii) 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.

TaxonomyMammalia › Carnivora › Felidae
IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records1,380 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Margay (Leopardus wiedii) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/leopardus-wiedii/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.