Raposa-do-campo vs Rooting Polypore

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Polyporus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.