Limestone Violet vs Raposa

Viola calcicola compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Limestone Violet is Near Threatened while Raposa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Violet	Raposa
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Violaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Viola	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Viola calcicola	Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Violet	Raposa
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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

Raposa

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

Raposa

A raposa-vermelha (Vulpes vulpes) e o carnivoro selvagem de distribuicao mais ampla da Terra. Colonizou habitats que vao da tundra artica a ambientes urbanos em todo o hemisferio norte e em areas onde foi introduzida na Australia. Reconhecida pela pelagem ruiva, o ventre branco e a cauda espessa. Omnivora altamente adaptavel, a raposa-vermelha come de tudo, de coelhos e campanhois a frutos e restos humanos. Comunica-se com mais de 40 vocalizacoes distintas.