Red Fox vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Vulpes vulpes compared with Hydrangea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fox	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Cornales (ミズキ目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Hydrangea
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fox	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	70 cm	—
Average Weight	6.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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。