Pampas fox vs Septicweed

Lycalopex gymnocercus compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Pampas fox Septicweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Fabaceae
Genus Lycalopex Senna
Species Lycalopex gymnocercus Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Pampas fox Septicweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pampas fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Pampas fox

No description available.

Septicweed

No description available.

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