Cape fox vs Chinaroot

Vulpes chama compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

Cape fox is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Vulpes chama	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.