Raposa vs Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat

Vulpes vulpes compared with Hipposideros ridleyi

Key Differences

• Raposa is Least Concern while Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Hipposideros
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Hipposideros ridleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa and Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	70 cm	—
Average Weight	6.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.