Hoary fox vs round-leaf cassia

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Chamaecrista
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).