vs Red Fox

Diderma hemisphaericum compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Red Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Red Fox
Kingdom Protozoa (原生動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Myxomycetes (変形菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Physarales (モジホコリ目) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Didymiaceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Diderma Vulpes (Foxes)
Species Diderma hemisphaericum Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Red Fox
Diet Omnivore
Average Lifespan 5 years
Average Length 70 cm
Average Weight 6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Red Fox

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).

No description available.

Red Fox

アカギツネ(Vulpes vulpes)は地球上で最も広く分布する野生肉食動物であり、北半球全域とオーストラリアの移入地域において北極ツンドラから都市環境まで多様な生息地に適応している。赤みがかった茶色の毛皮、白い腹部、ふさふさした尾で識別できる。高度に適応した雑食性で、ウサギやハタネズミから果物、生ゴミまであらゆるものを食べる。40種類以上の独特な発声でコミュニケーションをとる。

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