Raposa-do-campo vs ruibarbo

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Rheum rhaponticum

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while ruibarbo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

ruibarbo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ruibarbo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).