Raposa-do-campo vs Violet Tooth

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Lycalopex	Hydnellum
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.