Hoary fox vs Poison Sumac

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Toxicodendron
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.