Hoary fox vs redhead

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while redhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Hamelia
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	redhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).