Raposa vs Rooting Polypore

Vulpes vulpes compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

Raposa is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Polyporus
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Rooting Polypore
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).

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.