Cape fox vs Coyote gourd

Vulpes chama compared with Cucurbita cordata

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Coyote gourd is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Coyote gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Cucurbita
Species	Vulpes chama	Cucurbita cordata

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Coyote gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coyote gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.