Raposa vs Rough-backed Frog

Vulpes vulpes compared with Limnonectes asperatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Raposa Rough-backed Frog
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Amphibia (Anfíbios)
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Dicroglossidae
Genus Vulpes (Foxes) Limnonectes
Species Vulpes vulpes Limnonectes asperatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa and Rough-backed Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Rough-backed Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Raposa Rough-backed Frog
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).

Rough-backed Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

Rough-backed Frog

No description available.

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