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How much does a Margay weight?

It is hard to guess what a Margay weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Margay (Leopardus wiedii) on average weights 3.27 kg (7.21 lbs).

The Margay is from the family Felidae (genus: Leopardus). It is usually born with about 158 grams (0.35 lbs). They can live for up to 20 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 60 cm (2′ 0″). Usually, Margays have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Margay is 3.27 kg (7.21 lbs)

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.Until the 1990s, margays were hunted illegally for the wildlife trade, which resulted in a large population decrease. Since 2008, the margay has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because the population is thought to be declining due to loss of habitat following deforestation.In his first description, Schinz named the margay Felis wiedii in honour of Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied who collected specimens in Brazil.

Animals of the same family as a Margay

We found other animals of the Felidae family:

  • Black-footed cat bringing 1.36 kilos (3 lbs) to the scale
  • Jaguarundi bringing 6.88 kilos (15.17 lbs) to the scale
  • Jaguar bringing 84.26 kilos (185.76 lbs) to the scale
  • Cheetah bringing 50.54 kilos (111.42 lbs) to the scale
  • Tiger bringing 162.28 kilos (357.77 lbs) to the scale
  • Andean mountain cat bringing 8.13 kilos (17.92 lbs) to the scale
  • Bay cat bringing 3.43 kilos (7.56 lbs) to the scale
  • Chinese mountain cat bringing 5.49 kilos (12.1 lbs) to the scale
  • Cougar bringing 53.93 kilos (118.9 lbs) to the scale
  • Sand cat bringing 2.82 kilos (6.22 lbs) to the scale

Animals with the same weight as a Margay

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Leopardus wiedii:

Animals with the same size as a Margay

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Margay:

Animals with the same litter size as a Margay

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Margay:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Margay

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Margay: