Large-leaved Myrtle vs Red Fox

Eugenia erythrophylla compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened while Red Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-leaved Myrtle	Red Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Myrtales (桃金娘目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Myrtaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Eugenia	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Eugenia erythrophylla	Vulpes vulpes

Conservation Status

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-leaved Myrtle	Red Fox
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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).

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。