Guinea pig vs Raposa

Cavia porcellus compared with Vulpes vulpes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guinea pig	Raposa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Caviidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cavia	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Cavia porcellus	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

Guinea pig and Raposa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guinea pig	Raposa
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway