Raposa vs Yellowjacket

Vulpes vulpes compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Key Differences

• Raposa is Least Concern while Yellowjacket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa	Yellowjacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Corymbia
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa	Yellowjacket
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).

Yellowjacket

Habitat

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

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.