Darwin's fox vs Devil's Shoestring

Lycalopex fulvipes compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Darwin's fox Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Fabaceae
Genus Lycalopex Tephrosia
Species Lycalopex fulvipes Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Darwin's fox

EN — Endangered

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Darwin's fox Devil's Shoestring
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darwin's fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Darwin's fox

No description available.

Devil's Shoestring

No description available.

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