Hoary fox vs Tangerine

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Hoary fox is Near Threatened while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Rutaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Citrus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).