marsh pennywort vs Pale fox

Hydrocotyle vulgaris compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

marsh pennywort is Near Threatened while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh pennywort	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araliaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydrocotyle	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Hydrocotyle vulgaris	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh pennywort	Pale fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.