Marjays Mixed Wildcat Marjays

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**All Credit for the artist to Barbara Keith **

*IUCN Red List* Also (ISEC) List**

The margay 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.The Margay is classified Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List and in Colombia. In Costa Rica and Mexico it is considered as Threatened, and in Argentina and Brazil as Vulnerable.