Cat vs Red Fox

Felis catus compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Red Fox is Least Concern.
• Cat is carnivore while Red Fox is omnivore.
• Cat lives longer (15 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	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	Felidae (Cats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Felis catus	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Red Fox
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	5 years
Average Length	46 cm	70 cm
Average Weight	4.5 kg	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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).

Cat

家猫是人类最成功的驯化伴侣动物之一，小型敏捷肉食动物，约10,000年前起源于近东野猫（Felis silvestris lybica）。目前有超过70个公认品种，家猫保留强烈的捕猎本能，几乎遍布地球所有陆地环境，全球估计饲养量约6亿只，是世界最受欢迎的宠物。

Red Fox

赤狐（Vulpes vulpes）是地球上分布最广的野生肉食动物，在北半球及澳大利亚引入区域，从北极冻原到城市环境的各类栖息地均有分布。以锈红色皮毛、白色腹部和蓬松尾巴为特征。高度适应性强的杂食者，从兔子、田鼠到水果、人类垃圾无所不食。可用40余种不同的叫声进行交流。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇱 Israel 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States