Hoary fox vs 'Ihi

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

  • Hoary fox is Near Threatened while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hoary fox 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Oxalidaceae
Genus Lycalopex Oxalis
Species Lycalopex vetulus Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hoary fox 'Ihi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Hoary fox

No description available.

'Ihi

No description available.

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