Cachorro do Campo vs Root-headed Centaury

Lycalopex gymnocercus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Cachorro do Campo is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cachorro do Campo	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lycalopex	Centaurea
Species	Lycalopex gymnocercus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Cachorro do Campo

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cachorro do Campo	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cachorro do Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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