Devil-thorn vs Raposa-do-campo

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Devil-thorn is Least Concern while Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Raposa-do-campo
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cactaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Echinocereus	Lycalopex
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Raposa-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.