Raposa vs Salento Iris

Vulpes vulpes compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

Raposa is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Iris
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Salento Iris
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).

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.