Raposa-do-campo vs carapau

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	carapau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Lythraceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Ammannia
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

carapau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carapau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).