Zorro rojo vs Tiny feather-winged beetle

Vulpes vulpes compared with Ptenidium pusillum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro rojo	Tiny feather-winged beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Ptiliidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Ptenidium
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Ptenidium pusillum

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro rojo and Tiny feather-winged beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Zorro rojo

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Tiny feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro rojo	Tiny feather-winged beetle
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	70 cm	—
Average Weight	6.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Tiny feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States