Da xióngmāo vs Red Fox

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable while Red Fox is Least Concern.
Da xióngmāo is herbivore while Red Fox is omnivore.
Da xióngmāo is 16.7x heavier than Red Fox.
Da xióngmāo lives longer (20 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Da xióngmāo	Red Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Carnivora (食肉目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

Da xióngmāo and Red Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (食肉目)

查看 Order: Carnivora

Conservation Status

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Da xióngmāo	Red Fox
Diet	Herbivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	20 years	5 years
Average Length	1.5 m	70 cm
Average Weight	100.0 kg	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Da xióngmāo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red Fox

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).