Onion vs Raposa

Allium pseudoalbidum compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Onion is Endangered while Raposa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion	Raposa
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Allium	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Allium pseudoalbidum	Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

Onion

EN — Endangered

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.