Raposa vs Shield Pinkgill

Vulpes vulpes compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Entoloma
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Shield Pinkgill
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).

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.