Dotted Bee-fly vs Zorro rojo

Bombylius discolor compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated while Zorro rojo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Bee-fly	Zorro rojo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bombyliidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Bombylius	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Bombylius discolor	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Bee-fly and Zorro rojo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro rojo

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Bee-fly	Zorro rojo
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Zorro rojo

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

Zorro rojo

El zorro rojo (Vulpes vulpes) es el carnivoro salvaje mas ampliamente distribuido de la Tierra. Ha colonizado habitats que van desde la tundra artica hasta entornos urbanos en todo el hemisferio norte y en zonas donde fue introducido en Australia. Se reconoce por su pelaje rojizo, el vientre blanco y la espesa cola. Omnivoro altamente adaptable, el zorro rojo come de todo, desde conejos y ratones de campo hasta frutos y desperdicios humanos. Se comunica con mas de 40 vocalizaciones distintas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden