Black Tea-tree vs Raposa

Melaleuca bracteata compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Black Tea-tree is Data Deficient while Raposa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tea-tree	Raposa
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Myrtaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Melaleuca	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Melaleuca bracteata	Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

Black Tea-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tea-tree	Raposa
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tea-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India and South Africa.

Raposa

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).

Black Tea-tree

The Black Tea-tree (Melaleuca bracteata) is a species in the genus Melaleuca. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across India and South Africa.

Raposa

A raposa-vermelha (Vulpes vulpes) e o carnivoro selvagem de distribuicao mais ampla da Terra. Colonizou habitats que vao da tundra artica a ambientes urbanos em todo o hemisferio norte e em areas onde foi introduzida na Australia. Reconhecida pela pelagem ruiva, o ventre branco e a cauda espessa. Omnivora altamente adaptavel, a raposa-vermelha come de tudo, de coelhos e campanhois a frutos e restos humanos. Comunica-se com mais de 40 vocalizacoes distintas.