All of our fact sheets are put together by a variety of staff. Our source information comes from The World Conservation Union Cat Specialist Group.

There are no population estimates or even guesses for the margay. There have been very few studies on these cats in the wild. Their population is listed as declining because they are dependent on thick, healthy rain forests. Throughout their South American range, these forests are being rapidly destroyed by a variety of human-caused events. Without large intact sections of forest, the margay and many other wildlife species will disappear.

It stands for Head Body length. All mammals are measured this way, from the head to the base of the tail, with the tail a separate measurement.

It stands for head body length, as the tail is always measured separately.