Formosan koa vs Hoary fox

Acacia confusa compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Acacia	Lycalopex
Species	Acacia confusa	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.