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Maned wolf vs Red fox

The maned wolf is heavier: 23.3 kg against 5.48 kg for the red fox, about 4.2 times the weight.

Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Maned wolf NTNear Threatened
Photo: Ferrarezi Jr. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Red fox LCLeast Concern
Photo: ClaudiaTen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a maned wolf and a red fox?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The maned wolf is heavier: 23.3 kg against 5.48 kg for the red fox, about 4.2 times the weight.
  • The maned wolf is longer-lived: 15.7 years against 15 years for the red fox, about 4% longer.
  • They share the family Canidae but sit in different genera: Maned wolf in Chrysocyon, Red fox in Vulpes.
  • The maned wolf is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the red fox is Least Concern.

Side by side

Maned wolfRed fox
Scientific nameChrysocyon brachyurusVulpes vulpes
FamilyCanidaeCanidae
OrderCarnivoraCarnivora
Weight22.3 kg – 23.3 kg4.58 kg – 6.26 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan15.7 years15 years
Main foodNot recordedfruit, oryctolagus
Habitatgrasslanddesert, forest, grassland, human_modified, shrubland, wetland
Conservation statusNear ThreatenedLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recorded1

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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