Red Fox vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Vulpes vulpes compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• Red Fox is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fox	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Tectariaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Tectaria
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fox	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
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).

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。