vs Red Fox

Pyrenula nitidella compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

  • is Critically Endangered while Red Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Red Fox
Kingdom Fungi (菌界) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Ascomycota (子嚢菌門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Eurotiomycetes (ユーロチウム菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Pyrenulaceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Pyrenula Vulpes (Foxes)
Species Pyrenula nitidella Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

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

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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