Darwin's fox vs Vegetable fern

Lycalopex fulvipes compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Darwin's fox is Endangered while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darwin's fox	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Diplazium
Species	Lycalopex fulvipes	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Darwin's fox

EN — Endangered

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darwin's fox	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darwin's fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.