Hoary fox vs Sickle Medick

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Sickle Medick
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	Medicago
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).