Raposa vs Sallow Clearwing

Vulpes vulpes compared with Synanthedon flaviventris

Key Differences

• Raposa is Least Concern while Sallow Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Sallow Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Sesiidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Synanthedon
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Synanthedon flaviventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Sallow Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Sallow Clearwing
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).

Sallow Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden