Red Fox vs Redroot amaranth

Vulpes vulpes compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Red Fox is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fox	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Caryophyllales (石竹目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fox	Redroot amaranth
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	70 cm	—
Average Weight	6.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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 13 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States