Canada Cinquefoil vs Pale fox

Potentilla canadensis compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Cinquefoil	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Potentilla	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Potentilla canadensis	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Cinquefoil	Pale fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.