Pampas fox vs sweet tanglehead

Lycalopex gymnocercus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Pampas fox is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pampas fox	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lycalopex	Heteropogon
Species	Lycalopex gymnocercus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pampas fox	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pampas fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.