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.

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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 wolf | Red fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Chrysocyon brachyurus | Vulpes vulpes |
| Family | Canidae | Canidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 22.3 kg – 23.3 kg | 4.58 kg – 6.26 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 15.7 years | 15 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | fruit, oryctolagus |
| Habitat | grassland | desert, forest, grassland, human_modified, shrubland, wetland |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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