Darwin's fox vs five-leaf crotalaria

Lycalopex fulvipes compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Key Differences

  • Darwin's fox is Endangered while five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Darwin's fox five-leaf crotalaria
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 Crotalaria
Species Lycalopex fulvipes Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Darwin's fox

EN — Endangered

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Darwin's fox five-leaf crotalaria
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darwin's fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

Darwin's fox

No description available.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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