Duckweed vs Hoary fox

Lemna perpusilla compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

Duckweed is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Lemna	Lycalopex
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).