Raposa vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Vulpes vulpes compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

Raposa is Least Concern while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Solanaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Physalis
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
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).

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

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.