Hoary fox vs Streamside Swordfern

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Nephrolepis
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary fox	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.