Bat-eared fox vs Garden Thyme

Otocyon megalotis compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Otocyon	Thymus
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.