Hoary fox vs Red Alder

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Betulaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Alnus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).