Mountain Cocoa vs Pale fox

Theobroma gileri compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cocoa	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Malvaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Theobroma	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Theobroma gileri	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cocoa	Pale fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.