Hoary fox vs Wormseed

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary fox	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Dysphania
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).