Hoary fox vs Spanish elm

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Cordia
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).