Hoary fox vs red-cedar

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	red-cedar
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)	Meliaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Trichilia
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.