Raposa vs Stone Crayfish

Vulpes vulpes compared with Austropotamobius torrentium

Key Differences

• Raposa is Least Concern while Stone Crayfish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Stone Crayfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Astacidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Austropotamobius
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Austropotamobius torrentium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Stone Crayfish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Stone Crayfish
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).

Stone Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.