Raposa-do-campo vs Traça

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Brachmia infuscatella

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Traça is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Traça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Brachmia
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Brachmia infuscatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Traça share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Traça

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Traça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Traça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.