Falkland Island fox vs Prickly Heath

Dusicyon australis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Falkland Island fox is Extinct while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Falkland Island fox	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Ericaceae
Genus	Dusicyon	Gaultheria
Species	Dusicyon australis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Falkland Island fox	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Falkland Island fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.