Raposa-do-campo vs Papuan bandicoot

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Peramelidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Microperoryctes
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.