Red Fox vs Tiger

Vulpes vulpes compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

Red Fox is Least Concern while Tiger is Endangered.
Red Fox is omnivore while Tiger is carnivore.
Tiger is 36.7x heavier than Red Fox.
Tiger lives longer (20 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fox	Tiger
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Fox and Tiger share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (ネコ目)

表示 Order: Carnivora

Conservation Status

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Tiger

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fox	Tiger
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	5 years	20 years
Average Length	70 cm	3.0 m
Average Weight	6.0 kg	220.0 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).

Tiger

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。