Hoary fox vs Quito-orange

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Solanaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Solanum
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).