Gunpowder tree vs Pale fox

Melochia umbellata compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Malvaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Melochia	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Melochia umbellata	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Pale fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.