jaguar vs Red Fox

Panthera onca compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

jaguar is Near Threatened while Red Fox is Least Concern.
jaguar is carnivore while Red Fox is omnivore.
jaguar is 16.7x heavier than Red Fox.
jaguar lives longer (15 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	jaguar	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	Panthera (Big Cats)	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Panthera onca	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

查看 Order: Carnivora

Conservation Status

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	jaguar	Red Fox
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	5 years
Average Length	1.9 m	70 cm
Average Weight	100.0 kg	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

jaguar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).