Falkland Island fox vs toothcup

Dusicyon australis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Falkland Island fox is Extinct while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Falkland Island fox	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Lythraceae
Genus	Dusicyon	Ammannia
Species	Dusicyon australis	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Falkland Island fox	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Falkland Island fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).