Raposa vs Thatch Groundling

Vulpes vulpes compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Raposa is Least Concern while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Thatch Groundling
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Bryotropha
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Thatch Groundling
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).

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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