Raposa-do-campo vs Azeiteiro

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Carcharhinus porosus

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Azeiteiro is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Azeiteiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Lycalopex	Carcharhinus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Carcharhinus porosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Azeiteiro share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Azeiteiro

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azeiteiro

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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