Red Fox vs Small shell ginger

Vulpes vulpes compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fox	Small shell ginger
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)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Zingiberales (姜目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Alpinia
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fox	Small shell ginger
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).

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States