Platypus vs Red fox
They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Platypus in Monotremata, Red fox in Carnivora.
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What is the difference between a platypus and a red fox?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Platypus in Monotremata, Red fox in Carnivora.
- The platypus is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the red fox is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 4 of the same countries (the platypus in 5 in total, the red fox in 91). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Platypus | Red fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Vulpes vulpes |
| Family | Ornithorhynchidae | Canidae |
| Order | Monotremata | Carnivora |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Oryctolagus, fruit |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest, grassland, shrubland, desert, wetland, urban area |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 5 | 91 |
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