Raposa vs Wayside Pepperwort

Vulpes vulpes compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

• Raposa is Least Concern while Wayside Pepperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Lepidium
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Wayside Pepperwort
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).

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.